Vice Headmistress Selvara raised a single hand graceful and composed.
The magical sigils hovering above the stage flickered, then dimmed in a soft pulse of fading light.
Like a command woven into the very air, silence fell. Not forced. Natural. As if the entire coliseum held its breath.
Her voice rang out again crisp, clear, refined. Like a bell cutting through the aftermath of battle.
"Before we end today's ceremony… I would like to recognize a special class of students."
The shift in tone was subtle still formal, still distant but now threaded with something deeper. Not excitement or emotional. But recognition and approval.
"There are those among you who did not merely pass the entrance trial… but shattered its expectations."
A few brows furrowed. More heads tilted ever so slightly.
"Thirty five candidates have successfully qualified for entry into Arkanveil's Royal Classroom. Each of these individuals acquired a minimum of 1,000 elemental cores during the Trial."
