The moonlight spilled in through the tall, arched windows of the academy, casting silver lines across the marble floor. The air felt heavier than usual, like the calm before a storm.
Olivia sat alone in the corner of the student library, the light from the overhead rune-lamps flickering. Books were spread around her like shields—old texts, faded scrolls, half-cracked journals. But none of them held the answer she needed.
[NEW MISSION UNLOCKED.]
The screen popped up so suddenly that Olivia almost dropped the book in her hand.
[Objective: Investigate Lucian Drakenhart.]
[Reward: Access to sealed memory slot.]
[Additional Reward: Entry into the Forbidden Archive.]
[Warning: Host proximity to target may alter memory integrity.]
[Time Remaining: 72 hours.]
Her eyes widened. The Forbidden Archive? Only high-level professors and Seers were granted access. And a sealed memory slot, those were the moments the system itself had hidden from her.
Her heart raced. 'But why now?'
