At the academy itself, things weren't easy for Dame and the rest of them. They felt like they had no choice but to run away.
At least Dame did; he had given the option to the others to not follow him. The academy had no idea about the planned uprising, and they wouldn't, but if they found out what clan he was from and the fact that he was from the Demonic Faction, they would very well pin all of the blame on him. In the end, everyone had come to escape with him, and they had been able to get some help from Gunther. A middle-stage warrior who worked for the academy and was a part of the five major clans, the Flowing Force Clan.
However, their luck was against them. Just as they had entered the large open cliff-top area that would lead them down to the valley of fog, none other than the principal himself, Murkel Dockthron.
