I tucked the artifact into the inner pocket of my jacket, right next to my heart. It felt cool against my chest, a reassuring weight.
I checked my schedule. I had a free period, but my body was itching for movement. The "treatment" from Lily earlier had restored my circuits, but I needed to test my reflexes.
'I should go to a practical training session.'
Lost in thought about how to weaponize my new artifact, I found myself in front of the Combat Training Hall before I knew it. Without hesitation, I pushed the heavy double doors open and entered.
It was a spacious white area in the shape of a massive cube. The walls pulsed with dampening mana.
Students were grouped together, wandering around inside. But something was different today.
Among the sea of white freshman name tags, there were splashes of gold.
These Gold name tags belonged to the seniors. They were leaning against the walls, looking at us freshmen with expressions ranging from boredom to predatory amusement.
