The Headmistress voice rang out,crisp as starlight.
Headmistress
"Aysel Caelum , you've been summoned by all five Moons. For the first time in our history...a girl bears every mark. You are no longer an outsider . You are Astraeon greatest mystery "
Headmistress
"Welcome to the academy"
And so it's begin.
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Aysel's footsteps echoed too loud as she enters the Great Moon Hall
Above her,the enchanted ceiling mirror the celestial sky-- five moons hanging in eerie alignment. Around her,banners of silver,blue,gold,red and obsidian shimmered,each representing a Moon House.
Rows of students watched from their seats whispering and pointing towards her.
She could feel it--their fear. Their awe. Their doubt.
No one knows what to do with a girl who bore all five Moon Mark.
At the center of the hall stood a circular stone platform engraved with rubes that pulsed faintly.
This was the Moon Sorting Circle,where students were officially claimed by their House.
Headmistress
"Step forward Aysel Caelum"
She hesitated only a second before placing one foot inside the circle.
Instantly,the air shifted.
The moment her boot hit the rune,the moons above began to glow--one by one.
The Full Moon flared with golden fire.
The Waxing Crescent shimmered silver.
The Waning Crescent gleaming with gentle blue light.
The First Quarter pulsed red.
And the New Moon...it didn't glow. It hummed--deep and dark,like a song only spirits could hear.
The crowd gasped.
The runes on the ground cracked . Magic sparked and spiraled into the air, forming glowing arcs like lightning.
Boy 1:"What's happening?"
Boy 2:"She's triggering all of them?"
Girl 1:"Is she even human?"
The whispers and restlessness of the students grows with each passing second.
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