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.... Academy C...
In the centre of the Academy was the main Academic hall. It was also known as the Academy Castle.
In the Academy Castle were seated the Chancellor's, Administrators, Ranks and the Lord's of the Academy which were ten in total. There was a large curved table which filled the room with width of about 300 foot span. The round table had a horse shoe shape when view from the top. The south side low, and the north side about 12 feet's tall. The table was golden trimmed with a sparkling white colour. A quarter of the top north table was for the 10 Lords of the Academy. Going down in order of rankings we're the Arch lords - Arch lord of mechs Arch lord of the Knights, Arch lord of the hooks, the Arch lord of the Guardians and finally, the Arch lord of the mages. Next were the members of THE SHIELDS. THE SHIELDS were a division of the special forces of the Academy. They offered and guaranteed maximum security for the Academy. They also prevented infiltration and controlled organization and investigation. Finally, were the Ranks. They include; Rank QA, Rank QT and Rank QZ. They were special forces and high ranking officials of Academy C institution.
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There was a proceeding taking place today, quite on a large scale. The Lords were;
Lord Methan-e
Lord Ethan-e
Lord Propan-e
Lord Butan-e
Lord Pentan-e
Lord Hexan-e
Lord Heptan-e
Lord Octan-e
Lord Nonan-e
Lord Decan-e
"Rise up" a loud voice reverberated through the entire hall.
Everyone rose up and had their apparel changed immediately to white. This including the Lords who wore military uniform.
"Sit" the voice resounded again.
"Ugm ugm. SHIELDS, your report" Lord Ethan-e cleared his voice and requested.
A member of THE SHIELDS stood up and began his report. "First, our investigation about the specials have proven futile"
Little mummurings resounded through out the hall.
"Continue" Lord Methan-e said
The reporter proceeded "There has been no special as at the period of recruitment until now. This gives us hope that there would be no soon attacks or trouble. Said James the reporter.
"I disagree" said Publis the Arch lord of the mechs while standing.
"I hope you all remember what happened the last time to the entire ACADEMIC INSTITUTION due to wrong assumptions. Surely, if we make such mistake again, we stand a risk on losing our Specials and ultimately empowering the army of Un-thor losing our foothold in this war. If we are not aware of the presence of the specials, we'll end up warranting an attack on ourselves and endanger our heads before the Supreme Commander."
"Well noted Publis. But you do understand that you are not the one tasked with this job. And if you are really interested, just make it clear." Said Duke - a member of THE SHIELDS - sarcastically.
The room resounded with calm laughter. Publis sat down visibly angry.
"Enough" Lord Methan-e spoke up annoyed. The laughter gradually died down.
"Next report" Lord Propan-e added.
"Our scouts squad 2CI have reported back to us. But this time, they added that they sighted an advancing group consisting of Thorians heading towards the base 16 of the human settlement. As of the moment, no one knows if they are headed for settlement base 16 or the scouts squad territory" James reported before sitting back down again.
"And how does the human settlement concern us" Commander Ten - Commander in Chief of Rank QT.
"They left of their own free will.." he continued.
"We warned them, tried to bargain. They were just too foolish." he concluded.
"So what do we do? You just spoke without making a definite point" Said IF - Arch lord of the Knights addressing Commander Ten.
"We are not the ones to make a decision, the Lords will" said Queens - Arch lord of the hooks while looking at the silent Lords faces.
"SHIELDS, proceed with your report" Lord Decan-e said.
"Noticing the food scarcity at hand, we investigated a way we could further replenish our food supply. So we sent scout squad 3AII to search for more ways of stabilizing our food supply. Luckily, they reported back that they had found a stash of some basic food beasts who surprisingly, were still alive and in their numbers. However, they were kept captives in a large expanse of land. The scouts later reported that it was the doing of a strong and active human settlement who are Wanderers from CENTRAL ACADEMY. They also had a large stock of vegetables, fruits and fresh meat....."
"That is very interesting, very interesting. So what did you do about it then?" Publis asked
"I was coming to that Publis" James answered sternly.
"Oh, okay okay. Sorry for the interruption" Publis apologized.
"So like I was saying" James continued " we made a bargain with them to offer them protection while sharing their food supply. However, they refused. Hence this report."
"Is there any suggestion?" asked Lord Nonan-e
After a period of silence, Publis spoke up "I presume there is none"
"A very talkative one he is" Hooddut the Commander of Rank QA commented on Publis.
"Please continue" Lord Nonan-e ordered James.
"The final report. We received a letter from the Supreme Commander..."
"What did he say?" asked Lord Heptan-e
"He ordered we recall scout squad 2BIV currently occupying sector G18. He ordered immediate evacuation saying he could handle the issue on ground and didn't need our assistance." James concluded handing a letter over to a drone which transferred it to Lord Butan-e.
"That old bastard" Lord Butan-e cursed
"That is all the report for now" Head Commander of THE SHIELDS - Bruce stated.
"If that's all" Lord Ethan-e said, "then we've reached a final conclusion.
"Firstly, the search for the specials still continues. However, the task is now handed officially over to the Arch lords.
Mummurings began to spring up again until it eventually died down.
"Next.." Lord Ethan-e continued, "the scout squad 2CI are to fall back to Sector G16 to avoid an unnecessary scuffle with the Thorians. Double check the Intel before carrying out this order."
"What about the humans?" Queens asked
"We leave them" Lord Decan-e stated with a tone of finality.
"Cruel" IF whispered
"As for the food supply, if they refuse to come to positive conclusion, we'll give them an offer they can't refuse. If they continue to disagree and show disrespect, set the order to raid them." Said Lord Ethan-e
"We'll treat them as the Wanderers they truly are" Hooddut chipped in
"Finally" said Lord Ethan-e, "initiate the evacuation of the scouts situated at sector G18."
"Session is over"
The members of the Academic session began to file out of the hall.
IF headed to his home. He refused to live in the administrative building provided for officials, but secured a house by the Sea side near Orphic Lake. Walking into his home he let out a sigh.
"Are you sure of what you are saying?"
"......"
"Among the T1 students huh"
"........"
"Interesting" he smiled
"I wonder how they are doing" he said immediately vanishing and reappearing at the teaching hall. At this point, the students assessment was being monitored by some teachers. IF suddenly became alarmed after sighting the area some groups entered.
"Stop the assessment now" IF shouted
"Not yet" a huge man wearing glasses spoke raising his hand to intercept the order given by IF. He was the head of the Teaching Institution.
"Not yet"