**THE ACADEMY DOMAIN**
It had been over an hour, yet not a single trace of the missing students was uncovered.
It was as if they had simply vanished from the surface of the planet, leaving not even a whisper of evidence behind.
A tense silence hung in the air, broken only by the occasional flicker of energy crackling off the walls, a physical manifestation of the professors' fury.
Everyone scrambled, searching every corner, combing through even the smallest of clues, only to find themselves facing dead end after dead end.
This was the third time students had been attacked under their watch, a blow to their pride and a stain on the Academy's legacy.
It was infuriating. Insulting. But they kept their emotions in check, suppressing the outrage simmering beneath the surface. They had more pressing matters to attend to.
