Chapter 6: The Headmaster’s Suspicion

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Far above Noxharte's towers, inside a silent, rune-sealed chamber…

The Headmaster stood alone.

Books floated around him.

Not normal books — memory-bound tomes written in the blood of archmages.

Each one whispered, and all whispered the same name:

> "Aero Nacht... Nacht... Nacht..."

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He stared into a crystal scrying mirror.

It showed the battlefield replay — the cursed fire, the warped mana, Nyx's eyes, Aero's control without casting.

> "No sigils. No chants. No cost."

> "That… isn't human magic."

He turned to the floating memory book titled:

> "Forbidden Lineages: Monarchs Beyond Realms"

He opened to a page sealed with black wax.

The wax cracked on its own.

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Elsewhere – Dormitory Rooftop

Nyx leaned against the railing, silver hair catching the starlight.

Aero stood beside her, quiet.

> "They're watching us now," she said.

> "They were always watching," he replied.

> "Do you remember anything… before?"

He paused.

> "Shadows. Cold. Screaming stars."

Nyx's voice dropped to a whisper.

> "My dreams are different. I remember kneeling before a throne… and you were on it."

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Next Day – Headmaster's Office

Aero was summoned.

He stepped into the grand chamber. Bookshelves curved like a spiral staircase around floating lights. Runes buzzed gently.

The Headmaster waited.

Old. Grey. Sharp-eyed.

> "Aero Nacht," he said. "Do you know why you're here?"

> "Because I won."

> "No. Because I don't understand what you are."

Aero didn't blink.

> "Neither do I. But something inside me does."

The room darkened slightly.

One of the floating books cracked. A page disintegrated to ash.

The Headmaster stood.

> "Be honest. What do you want?"

Aero's eyes pulsed black for a heartbeat.

> "To remember. And to reclaim."

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That Night – Academy Courtyard

A large sigil silently activated beneath the campus.

An ancient sensor — something the academy had long forgotten.

It was searching.

> Searching for anomalies. For void.

It pulsed once.

Then shattered.

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Underground Chamber – Unknown Location

Hooded figures surrounded a map of Noxharte.

A black candle flickered.

> "He walks again," said one voice.

> "And the girl awakens too soon," said another.

One voice cracked with laughter.

> "Then we begin the ritual."

A bloody sigil lit up. A cursed star burned at its center.

> "The Reaping starts with the academy."

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End of Chapter 6