All too soon, lunch break was over.
"Hope we meet again soon." Damien Bloodbane said to Athena and smiled in goodbye.
"Of course we will, big brother! Much sooner than you think." Athena smiled back at him radiantly. "And goodbye to you, Miss Jiang."
"Hmmm." Jiang Xiao Yu nodded at Athena calmly.
The first years gathered at the training field precisely on time.
No one wanted to risk being late again.
Not after the morning simulation of drone-induced suffering.
"If they were that tough during training," one student whispered, "just how crazy would they be if they had to punish us?"
"Do you think they'd drop us in lava?"
"Lava would be merciful."
The field buzzed with nerves and whispering as the students formed lines under the blazing sun.
Then, Professor Kong Hu stepped forward, arms behind his back, his presence silencing the entire field instantly.
"The Devil is here." Several first years thought with dread in their hearts.
