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Chapter 34 - CEREMONY (3)

Chapter 34: Ceremony (3)

The hall was still humming with the heat of Emily Lionheart's flames when my name was called.

Every pair of eyes—first-years, seniors, even the instructors up on the dais—shifted toward me like a wave.

The scrape of my chair against the marble floor rang out

SCREEECH—

A sound so sharp it cut through the silence, echoing against the tall rune-etched walls.

My footsteps followed, steady and deliberate.

Step. Step. Step.

Each one bounced back at me, magnified by the suffocating stillness. I could almost feel the whispers pressing at the back of my skull, though no one dared speak loudly yet.

'Here we go. The "Welcome Ceremony Speech" event. One of those make-or-break flags. If I keep it safe, they'll forget me in a week. If I throw fire… well, they'll never forget.'

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