Kael adjusted the collar of his uniform as he walked through the quiet inner paths of the academy.
The ancient stone was still damp from last night's cleansing wards, and the golden moss lining the walls pulsed faintly in the cool shade, emitting a soft, ethereal light.
Today was the day he'd learn his first sword technique, a fundamental step in his perilous journey to fulfill the Archive's impossible demands.
And he was doing so through the most basic and simple method available.
He'd read a dozen explanations by now on skill and technique acquisition, and they all contradicted each other in some small, infuriating way.
But most scholars, generally agreed that there were three primary, recognized methods of acquiring skills or techniques in the modern Archive age:
✦ 1. Archive Acquisition
This was, by far, the most common, easiest, and most stable method.
