Clack... clack...
Footsteps crunched over broken stone and shattered tiles, echoing through the ruins with a crisp, somber rhythm.
After returning from the monastery, Alan and his group made their way straight to Sirius Academy. But what greeted them was no longer the peaceful, scholarly haven they once knew.
Instead, it was a wasteland.
Sirius—once a proud bastion of knowledge and magic—now stood as little more than rubble. At the heart of a recent mini solar eruption, the academy had taken the brunt of the devastation. Massive craters tore through the land, and nearly two-thirds of the grounds had been obliterated by the explosion.
The main hall, where students once studied and teachers once lectured, was inaccessible. All they could do now was navigate the outer perimeter of the academy, stepping lightly over scorched earth and scattered remnants.
