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Lumenfall City
Lumenfall City,from the outside, it looks like something born from imagination.
Tall glass buildings,neon lights glowing in blue, green, and red,surveillance drones moving slowly across the sky.
But unnoticed by most,in this city, emotions are restrained,
even if people don't realize it.
The city is calm.Yet behind that calm…
something is wrong.
[Lumenfall Institute of Technology]
located at the heart of the city.
Three massive blocks,metal-and-glass corridors,every classroom equipped withsmart screens, sensors,Wi-Fi, thermal scanners, motion detectors
everything constantly active.
At the center of the campus is an open court.
The sky above is exposed,but the rain is regulated by retractable canopies,
controlled through the city grid.
Summer, rain, sunlight everything exists under digital monitoring.
Elior Vale,,,
sits there.
At the last bench of the classroom,
alone.
He looks like an ordinary human.
But around him,there is something unusual.
The classroom sensors respond with subtle vibrations.
Only a few students ever notice.
"Elior, are you sitting alone again today?"
Rowan's voice his classmate.
"Won't you ever sit in front for once?"
Elior replied calmly,
"No need."
Rowan laughed.,,,,
"Doesn't life get boring like this?"
Elior didn't answer Only a cold silence remained.
"This world is always under control.
But I don't feel like I'm under anyone's control."
class began:
The professor projected data on the screen,his glasses locked in read-only mode.
Everyone typed on their tablets,
yet no one truly understood.
Elior looked out the window.
Rain began to fall.
Leaves on campus trees trembled,
water droplets struck the canopy grid above,
while street-level neon lights continued to glow.
Elior noticed something a raindrop frozen in the air.Just for a second,
No one else noticed,Only him.
"Not again…"
His heart started racing.
classroom door opened...
A new student entered.She looked around,searching for a seat.
"Lyra Noctis"
She wouldn't be called conventionally beautiful.But she carried an unnatural calm,
The air in the classroom shifted slightly
a disturbance only Elior felt.
She walked in and sat on the bench next to him.
A thought crossed his mind:
"She isn't normal."
"Hi,"
she said with a small smile.
"I'm Lyra. Today's my first day."
A moment of silence.
"Elior,"
he replied,looking straight ahead, his face unreadable.
"This place…
everything feels normal, right?"
she asked.
"This is Lumenfall,"
Elior said.
"Everything is under control."
Lyra glanced toward the window.
"Still… something feels wrong."
Those words settled deep inside Elior.
The lecture continued,Students typed
The professor remained immersed.
Outside, within the city's grid-controlled weather system,a subtle malfunction occurred.
Raindrops froze midair sensors reacted.The city entered a low-level alert.
Elior's eyes widened.
"Something's wrong here."
He stood up.
Lyra looked at him,
"Where are you going?"
"Outside," he said
She followed,lightly touching his arm.
Silence stretched.
Elior could hear his own heartbeat clearly.
"I'm not ready for this."
Outside, the city skyline glowed.
Distant drones hovered.
Neon lights reflected on wet streets.
Subtle vibrations continued through the city grid.
"She isn't just my problem.
But why does her presence feel… connected?"....