The heavy doors of Class 2-Spirit were nearly ripped from their hinges as the sound of rhythmic, high-heeled footsteps signaled the return of the "Ice Queen." May Lewis—or Sonya, to those who had seen her without the mask of academia—marched back into the room, her lavender dress catching the light of the flickering overhead Energy Screen.
However, she didn't come alone. Behind her were three men in dark, high-collared uniforms that bore the silver insignia of the West Martial Military District. They were Senior Overseers, men who had spent decades in the Netherlands fighting the most savage of Mutated Beasts. Their presence alone seemed to drop the temperature in the room by ten degrees, their combined Spirit Power creating a localized pressure that made the students' breath hitch.
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