At night…
When the sounds of the academy fade…
When the footsteps of students disappear in the corridors…
And when the place that was once full of life becomes just a silent building watching itself…
There was one person who did not sleep.
Room 317.
The room of the new student.
It was no different from the rest of the rooms.
A bed.
A desk.
Textbooks.
An academy uniform hanging neatly.
Simple details.
Details that say: “A student lives here.”
But…
If anyone were to look at the desk…
They would understand that the truth is different.
On the table…
There was a black crystal.
Not a tool for students.
Nor a tool for professors.
But a tool whose existence is known only to those who work in the dark.
The communication crystal of the Imperial Council.
Arian Solvace sat before it.
He was not wearing intelligence agency clothes.
He carried no weapon.
He did not look like a spy.
Instead, he looked…
Like a seventeen-year-old boy trying to finish his homework before sleep.
And that, exactly…
Was the most dangerous thing about him.
He placed his finger on the crystal.
The light ignited.
Then the council’s emblem appeared.
After seconds…
A voice came.
Cold.
Void of emotion.
“The first report.” “Begin.”
Arian did not speak immediately.
He remained looking at the window.
There…
At the top of one of the academy buildings…
Sami Koh was sitting alone.
No guards.
No followers.
No displays of power.
Just a boy looking at the sky.
Arian finally said: “Target confirmed.” He paused.
“Sami Koh.” The reply came: “Status?” Arian lowered his eyes to the file before him.
On the first page…
There was a picture of Sami.
And beneath it, the words: Potential Danger.
Link to the ancient Emperor.
Probability of a historic catastrophe returning.
Arian gave a small smile.
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But one of bewilderment.
And he said: “I want to modify something in the report before sending it.” The other side was silent.
“Modify?” “Yes.” “What is it?” Arian held up the page.
Then said: “The description here…” He tore the paper quietly.
“Is wrong.” The voice changed.
“Explain.” Arian looked at Sami’s picture.
“I monitored the target for two days.” “I watched him in class.” “In the yard.” “In the cafeteria.” “In training.” Then he said: “I searched for the monster you described.” Silence.
“And I did not find him.”
In the Imperial Council Hall…
All members were listening.
The Minister of Security laughed contemptuously.
“You didn’t find him?” “Is this a report or an apology?” But Arian did not change.
“No.” “It is a report.” “Because I found something else.” The Head of Intelligence asked: “What did you find?” He answered: “A human.”
Silence prevailed.
Not because the word was profound.
But because it was strange.
In a world where everyone searches for Sami’s power…
Arian was the first person to describe him with something very simple.
A human.
He said: “Sami Koh does not act like someone who possesses power enough to change the world.” “He does not seek influence.” “He does not collect followers.” “He does not try to build an image for himself.”
He opened a recording.
Sami appeared in class.
A young student had made a mistake in controlling his Aura.
The energy began to spiral out of control.
Sami approached.
He stopped it.
Then he returned to his place without waiting for thanks.
Arian said: “If he wanted control…” “He would have turned every situation into an opportunity.” He paused.
“But he does not.”
The Minister of Security said: “Perhaps he is acting.” Arian answered: “Perhaps.” Then he looked at him.
“But the continuous performance of someone who doesn’t want anything…” “Is harder than hiding power.”
For the first time…
The Minister found no response.
The Head of the Council asked: “And what about the Domain?” Arian’s face changed slightly.
That question…
Was the only thing that made him pause.
He said: “I saw it.” Everyone paid attention.
“Describe it.”
Arian closed his eyes.
For a second…
He returned to the moment he saw Sami.
That feeling.
Not fear.
Not pain.
But the sensation that the world had become smaller.
He said: “It cannot be described as mere power.” “Aura puts pressure on the body.” “Magic affects reality.” “But this…” He opened his eyes.
“Makes a person feel they are standing before something older than themselves.”
Silence prevailed.
The Senior Researcher said: “Did you see the palace?” Arian looked at him.
“What palace?” The man did not answer.
Then he said quietly: “Nothing.” But that moment…
Was enough.
Arian remembered the name.
Red Angel Palace Garden.
Then the question came.
“Is Sami Koh a danger?” This was the question everyone was waiting to have answered.
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The person who can read thousands of people with a single glance…
Did not answer.
One second.
Two seconds.
Then he said: “I don’t know.”
Faces changed.
“You?” “You don’t know?”
Arian said: “I can analyze a soldier.” “I can analyze a king.” “I can analyze a killer.” He looked at Sami’s picture.
“But Sami Koh…” He stopped.
“Is someone who doesn’t seem to want to be anything.” Then he added: “And that makes understanding him more difficult.”
The Head of the Council asked: “Then, your recommendation?” Arian opened a new page.
He wrote:
First Report Target: Sami Koh Classification: Undetermined
Then he paused.
And wrote:
“The target does not resemble the monster you described.”
Silence.
Then he added:
“But this does not mean he is safe.”
He raised his head.
“Sometimes…” “The things that should be feared the most…” “Are the things that do not want to hurt anyone.”
The connection ended.
On the roof of the academy…
Sami was still there.
Arian approached.
“You don’t sleep much.” Sami did not look at him.
“And you watch people too much.” Arian smiled.
“Good observation.” Silence followed.
Then Sami said: “You are strange.” Arian laughed.
“Why?” “Everyone is afraid of me.” Arian looked at him.
“And you?” Sami was silent.
Then he said: “No.” Arian smiled.
“Perhaps because I don’t see what others see.” Sami looked at him.
“And what do you see?” Arian was silent.
Then he said: “Someone…” He stopped.
“Carrying something bigger than himself.”
For a moment…
Sami said nothing.
Because the sentence…
Was very close to the truth.
And in another place…
Lisasara was reading Arian’s report.
Lyra appeared beside her.
“So?” “Is he an enemy?” Lisasara closed the file.
She smiled.
“No.” “He is more dangerous than that.” Lyra raised her eyebrow.
“How?” Lisasara looked at Arian’s picture.
And said: “Because he is someone who still has the freedom of choice.” She was silent.
Then added: “And people who have a choice…” “Are the only ones capable of changing history.”
Outside the academy…
Under a moonless sky…
Arian was looking at his second, empty report.
He hadn’t written yet.
Because for the first time in his life…
There was someone he could not classify.
He smiled.
“Sami Koh…” “Let’s see…” “Are you the beginning of a new era…” “Or the end of everything.”