Black Rock Academy Disciple Barracks…
Inside Room 403, Tony Clark remained sitting cross-legged on the cold stone bed.
The tiny meditation chamber was completely quiet, illuminated only by a sliver of starlight filtering through a small crack in the stone wall.
Tony closed his eyes, withdrawing his awareness back into the deep void of his consciousness to make another attempt at establishing a connection.
'System Spirit, the day is over and I have officially entered the academy. Wake up this instant and give me a full status report on our unlocked functions!'
However, his mind remained completely dark and silent, showing absolutely no response. The digital countdown was still frozen behind the invisible layer of spatial friction from his cross-world traversal.
