The Union's central fortress, the Skyspire Citadel loomed above the human capital like a scar carved into the heavens.
Vast stone slabs floated in the air, tethered together with chains thicker than city streets, runes blazing across them to keep the impossible fortress aloft.
It was the heart of humanity's power, the seat of the Union.
Inside its great chamber, light refracted from crystal pillars etched with the names of fallen Heroes. A round obsidian table engraved with the sigil of humanity dominated the hall, and every chair around it was filled.
Twenty one chairs… twenty one figures sat there. Twenty one of humanity's strongest.
The tension was palpable.
Of the twenty one, the ten Councilors of the Union were present alongside the President. From Nexus Academy, both Major Pain and Principal Aelthar were present, and the big 3 Academies were also present, their Principals making it to the occasion.
