Chapter 311 - 311- Festival 42- Incident at Homeric Academy

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They say rumours spread like wildfire and in the case of the Attack Incident in Homeric Academy, it definitely did. The previous night had ended with top-notch security from the Lecturers and the Headmaster. The Student Council also had a hand in ensuring the safety of the students until morning came. Of course, it extended to the day as well. Visitors were left in shock at some of the conditions of the Academy and the students as well. They came across strict security and a tense atmosphere in the Academy. With some pristine, yet ancient structures under reconstruction and a few plantations missing, it had become apparent that the incident wasn't a mere confrontation. Students were frightened, and some were even traumatized by the incident. It wasn't something that occurred often. Heck, it never did, but times were changing and daring individuals were being brought into play. One, of course, being the Red Peacemakers. The true nature of the incident was kept under wraps by those actively involved in it within the students and the Staff members, so information received by the visitors was limited. This didn't stop their imaginations from widening, though, and the rumours that spawned as a result were interestingly off-charts. The cause or reason for the unprecedented disaster was unknown, even by most students of the Academy. What they were aware of was the appearance of a Storm, something that had been proven impossible unless created by members of the Control Room. It had become adamant that this Storm wasn't one caused by an accident but a force to be reckoned with. The reason for the attack though, wasn't well known. Some had hit the nail and gone with the reason that the Red Peacemakers were responsible for it and decided to attack the Academy by targeting the students who were weaker than the Staff. Some were far off and decided it was merely a test run by the Control Room to inspect how the Academy would act in times of crisis. And a few others who knew the truth were aware of the fact that specific students were being targeted, of which all were Non-system users. The thought alone had skipped a whole lot of them, but those who figured it out either kept it to themselves in fear of being wrong or to prevent chaos within the Academy. Amongst those who were aware of the truth were members of Class One Gold. Raffaelo Jun and his cohort, to be precise, as well as those who planned the whole thing, or a part of it anyway. Currently, time had proved itself impossible to adapt to and had reached noon. Most of the events had continued without fail, and the Festival had commenced as it always did. Class Events were still ongoing with fewer Visitors coming for this while a lot more stayed behind to watch the current School Event, Monster Hunting. The cohort was having private time in their club room, Raffael sitting cross-legged on his chair while the others assumed their usual seating positions. Most were lost in thoughts, and a few others, like Ciara, were more busy reading books on the second floor. Most of the events that had unfolded really couldn't concern her unless they got in the way of her systematic life. Elsie wasn't present in the room as she was on patrol with her team, checking Visitors straight from the Portal entrance before letting any in. With their minds lost in thought, Jane looked up from a book he had been reading, his gaze landing on Raph. "It's almost time." He said. Raph glanced at him, a shimmer of light flickering in his eyes as he looked away. He turned to his left, his gaze landing on Mariam, Louis and Tiara. "You guys will be here, right?" Mariam glanced at Louis, then back at him. "Not sure. There's an event we wanted to check out later." "Ciara will be here. Don't worry about us and focus on the task at hand." Louis said with a slight shrug while the others turned towards him, expressions of shock on their faces. He looked away, a frown forming on his face. "Oh...sure," Raph muttered as he slowly stood up. "How many points did we get from the Treasure Hunt, by the way?" "Oh, that." Jane turned towards Raph. "It was 520, Silver got 300 and Bronze had 400." Raph raised a brow, intrigued by his response. "Silver was after the Legendary weapons weren't they?" Darrell nodded in response. "It was a dumb thing to do. They could have chosen to be smart like Class Bronze and gone for the others but they will continue to clash with us if they try to attain the same things we want." "I see." Raph shrugged as he walked towards the door. Darrell grunted as he followed after him, the others watching in silence. "They can keep trying if they want. Might encourage them to get stronger to reach us." He had reached the door by now and opened it, stepping out while Darrell walked out after him. "Hah, a pipe dream." Darrell called out, their footsteps slowly fading away in the distance. Jane looked away, his thoughts reeling in while the others glanced at one another. "Who else was attacked last night?" They all turned towards him, their attention pulled by his question. "I thought it was weird. Those tendrils seemed hellbent on capturing me last night." Tiara replied, her tone laced with relief. "I assumed it was after the others as well until I was nearly captured." "Yes." Mariam nodded, a sigh escaping her lips. "Your question makes it seem like that occurrence wasn't a mistake." "No, it, in fact, wasn't." Jane dropped the book, his expression slowly turning tense. "There are a few things Raph is keeping from us, and the incident last night was just one of them." "What do you mean?" Ciara spoke up now, her head tilted downwards from the guardrails. "....The system uprisers are colluding with another organization. It was that organization that attacked us the other night." Mariam raised a brow. "But that doesn't explain why they went after us." "It's just a suspicion, but I believe the Red Peacemakers are after Non-System users." A tense silence occurred after his statement, their thoughts lining in order. "So, a dark organization is after Non-system users specifically and at the time, we were the closest thing to what it required." Ciara muttered slowly, her words correlating with the others' thoughts. "Yeah, and there's no telling if they won't be back. They failed this time thanks to the efforts of the Student Body and the Lecturers but maybe not next time." With a stifled sigh, the students present in the Club room turned away, resuming their various actions. "Nothing can be done then, and if Raph has chosen to remain silent about it, then we should respect his wishes." Ciara said as she walked back to a sofa on the second floor. There, she sat and picked up a codex from the desk before her. "We will act when required to." Jane glanced upwards and then sidewards at the others. He had an inkling of a feeling that they would react this way. 'They're beginning to trust Raph's judgement.' Which naturally made him, Raph of course, their leader. 'Well, not that he hasn't proven otherwise so far.' A brief sigh exuded from his lips as he turned the page on his book. "Alright then." **** Monster Hunting was a far cry from Treasure Hunting in many ways, and was perhaps one of the exciting events the Academy hosted. One could tell mostly by the cheers from the Visitors watching the Class Three Monster Hunting Event. Of course, it was coming to its end, with the score sheet hanging at the corner of the screen and the events unfolding with explosions and battles with fearsome creatures. Here, some students watched while far off, yet not so far off were the Students of Class One, standing on their field while preparing themselves for the Hunt. Three Arms, Gold, Silver and Bronze together on the field with other intrigued students and Visitors waiting for the start of the event. Raph stood at the centre of attraction, his persona serving as a reminder of the fight that occurred between a student and lecturer the other day. The side comments and gossip that had somehow permeated into his ears were of none of his concern. He had more fish to fry, and his brain was calculating it all. 'Something doesn't add up.' He thought, his mind drifting while his other team members gear up. Every student was expected to have an Armour or a form of dress code for their class or profession. A mage was expected to dress as one and vice versa and this was what took place while they waited for their turn. 'The current series of events didn't take place exactly as it did in my past life. ' Oftentimes he had forgotten because of how incoherent life had played out for him, but the timeline was changing. Something he was slowly losing grasp of. 'And it's just the first year....there's no telling what could occur in the future.' It was unprecedented that events would unfold differently, but was it possible to change time completely from the way it once was in the past? Then, he would find out. "Hey, Raph?" The familiar voice snapped him out of his thoughts as he looked up. Darrell and Sophie stood in front of him, intrigued gazes etched on their expressions. He shook his head slightly and asked. "What is it?" Darrell remained silent, his gaze drifting away into the distance as a drawing excitement grew near. A small smirk played on his face as he replied. "We're about to start."

Chapter 311 - 311- Festival 42- Incident at Homeric Academy

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