The assembly hall was a cauldron of anticipation, bubbling with tension and barely-contained whispers.
Students murmured fervently, glancing at each other with nervous excitement.
Everyone was aware of the rising tension between Sophia Aetherwind and the new student council president, Jasper Stormvale.
The atmosphere practically crackled with energy—like a thunderstorm looming above calm fields—each student keen to witness what would unfold when one of the Aetherwind clan faced their most brazen rival.
Sophia stood at the center of the crowd, her heart pounding like a war drum echoing across an empty battlefield.
She had long commanded respect as the heiress of a noble legacy, yet today, that authority trembled like glass beneath a growing tremor.
Jasper's confidence was growing steadily, and his name now spread across the academy halls like fire catching dry leaves.
