"To John!"
"To our strongest student!"
"To our hero!"
The chants pulsed through the smoke-soaked air of the nightclub. Located just outside the strict boundaries of the Azure Academy, the club had been completely overtaken by the Year One class.
It was a sea of moving bodies, students talking and laughing, drinking and dancing, all gathered to celebrate a victory that had already been etched into the academy's history.
This extravagant night out was Nikolas' treat, a reward for their hard-earned triumph. Before they could reach this moment of relief, however, John and the other members of the winning team had been put through the wringer.
They had endured a gruelling series of meetings with academy boards, representatives from powerful noble families, emissaries from various forces, and even a private audience with the academy's elusive headmaster.
