Chapter 246: Innocent Trial..

Chronos Hall.

In the inner sections, below the principal's office, lay a vast, cavernous room with an air of cold authority.

Dim lights flickered from enchanted stones embedded within the walls, casting an eerie glow that made the shadows shift and dance.

At the center of the room, a raised podium stood illuminated by a singular beam of light descending from the ceiling, focused and piercing, as if pointing out a prisoner in judgment.

Stepping onto the platform, I felt a strange sense of irony.

The last time I'd been in this council room, it was to receive an award.

Now, though, I was here to be tried. What a twist of fate.

The lights around the room adjusted, one by one, their beams narrowing and converging until they focused directly on me.

A translucent barrier formed around the podium, sealing me within a dome of shimmering magic.