Il racconto del Elementali [KHR Fanfic]

Prologue

Ultima Thule, the school for prodigies of both the gifted and ungifted. By that, it meant the academy accepts those who were born with exceptional talent(s) and/or display exceptional tenacity to substitute for what they lack.

The campus -- stretched far enough to be considered as a small city -- is administered by three factions; hence, three abnormally large buildings placed as far as were each corners of an equilateral triangle: Arcobaleno Tower, Mare Hall, and Vongola Castle were the names.

Out of the three, the Arcobaleno Tower is only accessible to the administration while Vongola and Mare are ran by the students. The only time the students were allowed into the Arcobaleno building was during their Initiation Ceremony where they are welcomed into the academy.

Each faction has their own sets of executive board consisting of seven seats (by convention). The Vongola Castle and Mare Hall have their Student Councils while the Acrobaleno Tower consisted of a council who held the position as headmasters of the school, or the Head Council if you want a proper name for it.

If you think the Acrobaleno Tower holds most of the power over Ultima Thule, then you got another thing coming. The pair of Student Councils, separate, are only second after the headmasters, but if worked together, have power equal the Arcobaleno Tower. That is... if they could work together despite their differences. In the school's several centuries' worth of history, the moments where Vongola and Mare joined hands could be counted on one hand (it goes to show how often they clash).

The three councils, together, were known through the school as the Trinisette, though it was a mystery as to why since the Arcobaleno Tower has eight instead of seven members like the other two.

Outsiders may think Ultima Thule to be insane as to let its students have that much power, but the core principle of UT is to allow the students free rein over their own affairs. After all, they were the next generation and they needed to learn how to solve their own problems. Only then would they be able to better themselves against each other while teachers passively guide them along the way. In other words, the school administration rarely involve themselves in student affairs. And as proven, this unique system is already better than any other school in terms of success.

The students, as implied earlier, are split into Vongola Castle and Mare Hall the moment they entered the school. The reason can be found within the process of how students are picked to enrolled to Ultima Thule. It was the students' job to find and sort out new potential candidates each year. So the Vonola and Mare essentially picked the students who will be the new members to their faction. Once the list was created, it was send to the Headmasters for approval. (Note: the age of enrollments vary because some people take longer to spot than others -- late bloomers and all that.)

If, however, there was a dispute because they somehow managed to pick the same student, they would have to settle it by the rules of Ultima Thule whenever disputes arises.

(Of course, the application process is strictly safeguarded so outsiders have no clue how the academy does its enrollments - because despite the school being known far and wide, it still has plenty of secrets reserved only to their students and staffs and many more that are completely off limits.)

The students of Vongola Castle and Mare Hall has always been opposing each other, but that never did cause any problems for the school's reputation. Rivalry was something UT encourages, because the students would find ways to improve and defeat their rivals. 

Of course, means with ill-intention is prohibited and when (It wasn't a matter of if's, the school will find out) discovered, severe punishments will be dealt based on the number of offenses. The max is three in total, and it's a direct expulsion from Ultima Thule (and that was just a part of it).