The golden sun of Ignis Prime rose slowly over the distant horizon, casting long, dramatic rays of light through the massive violet ether-glass viewports of the Cosmic Academy, and the towering spires caught the morning glow to project a breathtaking, beautifully drawn display of deep crimson and brilliant azure across the polished Sylfen wood floors.
The three hundred newly inducted initiates of the Winter Star Vanguard stood in perfect, unyielding rows within the center of the primary training arena, their faces reflecting a complex mixture of profound exhaustion and eager anticipation as they awaited their first true lesson in cosmic authority.
