"Now, what was I supposed to say? Oh right, one last thing to all of you. The academy, as you all might've expected, is going to be very demanding with your performance and attendance. It will take most of your day and energy. But, Divinity Online is still a priority to all of you. The ga had begun recently, but its true start hadn't been announced yet." The Founder said in a calm tone.
"True beginning?"
"What does he an?"
The students were a little confused by what he said. They thought that the ga had already begun, so why would its true start not be announced yet? That made no sense.
'Wait…' Isla and Arthur were confused at first, but then they got a hunch on what he was talking about.
"Yes, I can see so of you have figured out what I'm talking about." The Founder added in an almost amused tone. Then, he snapped his fingers and the screen behind him changed to sothing completely different.
What was before a large table filled with nas, turned into complete darkness. The entire place went silent. Then, the black screen started lighting up, revealing a bright sky-blue color.
The scene spanned down, revealing distant white objects floating in the distance. It was the clouds. Then, the cara slowly moved down, revealing the vast lands beneath it. Large green plains, rocky mountains, icy regions, large lakes and seas. A calm music fused with the natural sounds around it.
In the heart of this picture was one single place. An unbelievably large city, stretching in all directions. The horrifying area it took over spanned entire regions, from the south to the north and from the east to the west. All these different regions mixed together into this city as if it were the center of the entire world. It's magnificence and the overbearing feeling it invoked in people was instantaneous.
Then, the cara moved down, descending into the bustling city, moving through its streets, giving a glimpse of the endless masses of people moving through it. The music that started with the video slowly picked up pace, turning far more rhythmic than ever before.
The cara continued traveling through the city, getting closer and closer to its center. There, a looming structure cast its shadow upon the world. The cara then slowly shifted up, revealing the shrouded structure, hidden behind a veil of darkness as if it was engulfed in the night while the rest of the city was in the light.
It was eerie, yet also mysterious. It was incomprehensibly huge, yet also seemingly within reach. The Divine Tower was right there, in the heart of it all.
Then, slowly, out of the shrowding darkness, three single words appeared ominously as the music ca to a screeching halt and were replaced by distant howls and cries of agony, giving the entire atmosphere another layer of mystery. Chapter Find:
The words said "New Update: Guilds And Wealth" in large, gray lines. Then, the showcase ca to an end.
"Yes, the update everyone had been waiting for. 'Guilds and Wealth'! The update had taken so ti. But, we are finally here."
"WOOOOAH!!!"
Instantly, cheering erupted in the stands as students clapped their hands. The announced first update! It had been circulating on the internet that the first update was but a few days away. People didn't know when since there were no official announcents.
"In this update, we are finally unlocking the new Guild System and the conversion systems. I know that all of you have waited for these two particular functions ever since the ga was released. We had to make sure we released them at the perfect ti." The Founder said. "And that mont had just happened yesterday."
"Huh?"
"What mont?"
"I don't understand."
"Yesterday, at night, a few players had done a great achievent. They were the first to reach the Capital Of Glory in the human territory which is the first stop in your journeys in the Divine Realm."
"Wait, what?!"
"So players reached the capital, already?! I thought that would take a long ti!"
Exclamations of shock echoed across the entire place. This was completely news to them. After all, everyone was too focused on getting stronger to actually contemplate traveling to the capital. That was a journey that required imnse strength and luck. It was in and out of itself a colossal achievent. Then, the most obvious question ca. 'Who are these players who did this?'
"Could it be…?"
"Yeah… It could be…"
The first na that ca to their heads was naturally one single na… 'Persona'.
"Persona… He's the only one that could pull off such a feat."
"Yeah, he's the strongest player in the world! He must've been the one that did it!"
"Now that I think about it, his points had been explosively increasing for the past several days! That makes sense!"
"He must've gone through one hell of a journey for his points to increase that much in the rankings!"
"But, he said 'Players' so it's not only Persona."
"The others must be very high-ranking players. It could've not been anyone else."
The discussions that ensued between the students were all basically the sa thing. Persona was the player that did that with the help of so other stronger players.
"Look at them being surprisingly accurate about their predictions," Isla said in an almost amused tone.
"... Yeah, I'm so very happy they're talking about like I'm so godly being." Arthur facepald.
"They are not wrong. I have witnessed it with my own eyes. You have done so things even I cannot explain." Isla replied.
"It's not like I'm going around trying to do that. It just happens, ok?" Arthur frowned. He understood why Isla was saying that. Even he was shocked at the stuff he had done on the journey.
From their fight with the child of the azure flas to the forest accident and everything in between. Arthur was put in situations where he had to do more and more exceedingly ridiculous things just to survive and erge victorious.
'This ga rewards those who are clinically insane like .' He mused.
"Now, now, I know you're eager to know who those people are. But, we cannot disclose that information unless those sa players are willing to reveal themselves." The Founder said as he for a split second, he stared at Isla and Arthur.
The two felt a chill run down their spines at that fleeting glimpse. They had felt as if an icy storm had swept them and vanished quickly.
'He knows.' The two thought at the sa ti. It was very much within the realm of possibility that the Founder knew about their journey and what they went through. Still, that look he gave them from behind the mask was truly terrifying. The man was a pure threat and they could only fear that threat.
"Now, with that done and said. I can officially say that the ceremony is over. I'm sure you expected sothing grandiose and lavish as a ceremony for this historic day. But, we decided on sothing simple and effective. That way, what will happen next will blow your mind. With that being said, good luck to all of you, and may your journey be fruitful."
The mont he finished those words, the curtains slowly moved over, closing the stage. The light in the room was turned on again and the pleasant music resud playing in the background as if nothing happened, leaving the students in a dazed state.
A//N: Don't forget to give the book so golden tickets for good luck! :3
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