CHAPTER 1: A Step Forward
A TOWERING wall of gray bricks covered with jade mosses welcomed me as I stepped out of the carriage. The scent of the fresh mosses mixed with the scent of the forest lingers in the air as I walk towards the metallic gate of the academy. At the sides of the gate stands two Spirit Knights that guards the academy.
“Greetings from Etherial Academy, may I see your identification tag?” the knight asks politely. Kitang-kita ko ang pasimpleng tingin niya sa karwaheng sinakyan ko. And when he saw the golden dragon emblem on the carriage, agad siyang yumuko at iniluhod ang isang tuhod niya sa lupa. Ganoon din nag ginawa ng isa pa niyang kasama. “My apologies for asking, milady!”
Bakas ang pagkabigla at pagpapaumanhin sa boses niya kaya hindi ko maiwasang mapailing. Ku
