Chapter 83: 83. Several Years Later.
In the fallen Angels kingdom, there was a large expanse of land floating high up in the sky.
The floating island was very large compared to the cities from other kingdoms.
One could easily call it a city but it wasn't.
It was actually the academy the fallen Angels had built as a citadel of knowledge for the students who would be enrolling very soon.
Underneath the floating island was a large city buzzing with activities.
Sounds and cheers of people from different races filled the streets as everyone went about their business.
This is the only city in the world where individuals from different races around the world were allowed to enter and leave freely.
If they wanted to live within the kingdom, they were allowed this privilege as well.
Previously, even though the war was over and peace reigned throughout the world, not every kingdom allowed individuals from other kingdoms to roam freely around their kingdom unless such an individual was an extremely important person from his or her own kingdom.
A huge example of this was the freedom given to Ariel and Karen, which allowed them to freely walk into the Elf kingdom.
If anyone else had stepped into the elf kingdom at the time, they would have been interrogated thoroughly.
Although, aside from other Apex Mages like Ariel and Evelyn, a few other individuals were also allowed to roam freely between kingdoms; these individuals were mostly within the immortal rank category.
The level of trust between the Kingdoms before now had been low.
Many elders from each kingdom feared that war could start again when they least expected it to. So, to avoid such a thing from happening, they tried to convince their rulers to keep their people safe by secluding them within said kingdoms until they felt that the time was right to grant everyone within the kingdom the freedom to move freely to other kingdoms.
But now that it was almost three decades since the war ended, kingdoms had become more relaxed, and they allowed more of their people to move freely between kingdoms, unlike before.
This was why there were a lot of individuals from different races within the capital city of the Fallen Angels kingdom.
Meanwhile, back at the academy which was actually the floating island above the capital city, a beautiful woman could be seen standing on top of a really high building.
She wore a long dark dress which exposed a small portion of her back and her name was Lucille Darkwing.
Lucille was a fallen Angel with obsidian black hair which complemented her beautiful sapphire-colored eyes.
Even though Lucille was over seven centuries old, she still had the appearance of a woman in her late twenties.
She was also one of the strongest fallen angels who had descended from the celestial realm with the rest of the other fallen angels before the realm got destroyed.
Before the three Undead mages killed the old gods of the celestial realm, Lucille had a very important position within the celestial realm because she was the strongest and most talented angel in the realm.
But, even though the war had ended and all of her kind were now living within the Fallen Angels kingdom, this didn't stop her from working as hard as she always had.
Lucille was still the strongest angel in the world but her strength was currently below that of Elena and Karen.
Right now, she was the Deputy Headmistress of the Academy.
Lucille inhaled and exhaled deeply then her lips slowly stretched into a smile.
She placed her hands on her waist as she glanced around the huge buildings and the different dormitories within the academy.
Once she was satisfied with what she had seen, Lucille's dark wings appeared out of her back and she glided through the air with the intention of visiting one of her close friends within the academy.
'The Dark Witch Sabrina,' Lucille uttered in her thoughts.
'Sabrina's terrifying nickname still gives me goosebumps whenever I think of her.'
'Not the fear-induced goosebumps, but the one of excitement.'
'It feels really good to have wonderful professors like her within the academy.'
'Sabrina's name was feared across several kingdoms in the world because of her knowledge in alchemy and spells.'
'She was one of those rare geniuses who swiftly ranked higher than others in her age group and she accomplished a lot during the war.'
'I'm so happy she 'agreed' to become a professor at the academy,' Lucille giggled to herself, knowing that Sabrina didn't actually agree to become a professor.
Her smile widened even more and she uttered to herself. "Let's see what Sabrina is up to right now."
Meanwhile, a room full of shelves that stretched towards the ceiling and filled with dusty tomes could be seen.
There was also a large wooden desk at the far end of the room. The desk was full of papers on different kinds of magical reports and experiments.
Sabrina was currently asleep in the room with her head resting on her desk.
It was still early in the morning, so it was understandable that she was still asleep.
She had slept late the previous night because of her study of magic circle constructions and amplifications.
She also did some experiments on some unknown spells as well, and all these made her exhausted because she hadn't slept for the past thirty days.
After a few minutes, Sabrina groggily opened her eyes before feeling a slight ache in her head.
She was still feeling sleepy, but the reason she woke up was because she had been feeling uncomfortable while sleeping on the desk.
'Maybe I should take a nap in my room,' Sabrina made up her mind as she slowly stood up from the pile of papers on her desk.
Sabrina had long black hair with amethyst-colored eyes. She was also over two centuries old but she had the appearance of a young woman around the age of eighteen.
Although, her huge breasts made her a beacon of envy for other women around her.
Sabrina slowly walked towards the exit of her study room but she suddenly stopped and looked around the room once again, noticing the huge mess the room was in.
Her hair was also a mess and it had been a long time since she had stepped out of her study room. But now, she intended on sleeping for at least three days straight before returning back, so Sabrina decided that now would be a good time to clean the room.
She cast a spell and the papers in the room hovered in the air.
The papers neatly arranged themselves on her desk and her lambswool dusters neatly cleaned the shelves and tomes in the room.
In less than five minutes, the entire room was sparkling clean.
Satisfied with this, Sabrina walked out of the study room and headed towards her bedroom.
'While I've been trying to improve a tier seven spell for the past thirty months, I'm pleased to see some notable improvements so far.'
'Joining the academy certainly has its own benefits.'
'Although I still hate it here and that stupid winged chicken {Lucille} who dragged me here to become a professor, as long as she continues to fund my experiments and research, I won't mind sticking around this academy for a few more years.'
Sabrina was one of the best witches in the world and she was very passionate about her study and research for magical spell amplification.
She was also determined to improve the concept of alchemy as well.
'I won't give up.'
'I still believe runes can be combined with alchemy to produce extraordinary potions,' Sabrina sighed after recalling how her experiments and research on this ideology had failed countless times.
Then she recalled a journal left behind by a famous rune monarch and how Lucille had helped her acquire the journal.
Sabrina had tried deciphering the runes written in the journal but she had been unable to do so.
Due to her inability to decipher the runes, Sabrina gave up on the idea of working on the journal, but now that it had been a while since she tried working on the journal, Sabrina wouldn't mind working on it once again.
'Maybe I should give it a try again after having a good rest.'
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A/N:- Honestly, I don't know if readers are interested in reading Orion's dungeon adventures and any intense training he might have undergone from his past until now, which is why I skipped these parts because the last thing I want is to make you guys feel bored, and if I feel that this is what will happen while writing, I'll try my best to prevent and avoid this.
However, since there won't be any huge time skips for a long time starting from now, I wanted to know if you guys won't mind me adding all these types of details in Orion's current and future adventures.
Once again, I apologize to all the current and future readers who were disappointed that they couldn't read his dungeon and labyrinth journey, but I had to skip this because there are dungeons, labyrinths, and guilds here in the Fallen Angels Kingdom. So, to avoid repetition, I decided to save some unexpected fight scenes for the future.
Anyway, please let me know your thoughts in the comment section. Thanks.