Sylvania || jjk

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"I hope you guys would appreciate maintaining silence," spoke the old woman with whitish hair, wiping her spectacles. Seated across the enormous hall on a chair adorned with embedded crystals, she emanated an air of strictness. Her formal name was "Harley," but among the children, she was known as the "moody bitch."

Though too inappropriate for newcomers, they would soon understand the reason behind the nickname given to her behind her back.

"I don't like our principal, Jesus," Eun shuddered and nudged my shoulder, diverting my attention from the old lady. "Actually, me neither," I responded, sharing her sentiment.

"Girl, I thought a magic academy was supposed to have chill teachers. But here I only see the complete opposite happening here," I chuckled and replied, pushing back my bangs, "I didn't have high expectations from this academy in the first place. I just need to complete the first-semester levitation course real quick."

Eun rolled her eyes at me and asked, "For the ballerina academy, right?" I gave her a simple smile and nodded. "God, why do I have to be a verified levitator to enroll there? I wish they had levitation classes in their beginner course too."

Yes, this was the story of why I was enrolled into Sylvania. To get into the top Ballerina Academy. And what was the criteria for it? A verified levitator. Well, if you gotta dance in the air, you would have to learn how to fly in the air.

"A very warm welcome to all the mid-term transfers to the Academy of Sylvania!" boomed a deep voice, capturing the attention of the entire hall. An old man, likely in his 70s, with a massive white beard, stood on the stage, holding a microphone. "I am the vice principal here, and you may call me 'Phantom Colombus'. I hope you kids will have a good time here at Sylvania." he declared before taking his seat and engaging in a conversation with Ms. Harley.

"Hey, I've read a lot about this gentleman," Eun whispered to me, her curiosity piqued. "Obviously you would. He's the man who invented Sikora," a voice chimed in from behind. We turned around to find a red-headed girl, exuding an air of confidence and beauty.

"Oh my god," Eun muttered, her mouth agape. "That's just how the freshers react," the girl chuckled, passing Eun a sweet look. She seemed nice and appeared slightly older than us.

"What is Sikora?" I frowned, curiosity getting the better of me. Eun clicked her tongue and facepalmed, disappointed by my lack of knowledge.

"How come you joined Sylvania without even knowing the basic history?" the girl inquired before continuing, "Sikora is the most precious and heavily guarded invention of the Sylvania Kingdom. It's a potion, but one that is highly looked after. Just a sip of Sikora can grant you access to all the dark powers."

Her words carried an intensity that drew me in, and I found myself genuinely interested. "Like what?" I asked, my curiosity brimming. "The possibilities are countless," she paused, sighing, "you can choose to be invisible, halt death, control a particular person—basically, you can do anything after consuming it."

Eun jumped in with a question of her own, "But what was it made for? Phantom Colombus doesn't seem like the type who would seek such powers." The girl nodded, acknowledging Eun's observation. "You're right. He created Sikora to protect Sylvania from any dark forces. He vowed to entrust it only to the right hands. And fun fact, only the royal bloods from Sylvania can grant access to it."

"So where is it now?" I inquired, my intrigue growing. "Currently, there's no darkness looming over Sylvania, and Sikora is locked away in the stomach of a giant monster residing in the darkest dungeon of Cryst Tower."

"Wait, what? That sounds ridiculous," I replied, unable to contain my disbelief. A giant monster's stomach? That was hard to fathom. "Well, you'll get used to the dramatics around here; it's your first year, after all," she said with a smile.