Two cultivators were seen flying at high speeds through the sky. Both donned the uniform of the Black Academy, their matching ponytails fluttering in the wind.
Soon enough, a city appeared in the horizon. Like all other cities on Zylon, it was about 100 kilometers in diameter, surrounded by tall walls made of earth.
The walls were there to at least hinder the land beasts if a portal appeared nearby, while the city's Cultivators took care of the air beasts, all while waiting for help from the Black Academy.
Khaos and Zara flew directly towards the large mansion in the center of the city and landed just before it's doors. Two men in silver armours stood by the doors, each carrying a spear on one hand and a shield in the other.
Normal weapons were useless against beasts, but they were effective against other cultivators, especially cultivators below the fifth stage. The men standing by the door were probably the personal protection of the Mayor of Galor, and both were in the seventh stage.
Feels good to finally be stronger than most people', Khaos internally nodded. For Cultivators outside the Academies, breaking through to the eighth stage was very hard as that stage needed a more concentrated amount of World Flux.
So without an abundant amount Flux stones or special places like the Flux rooms of the Academies, most were doomed to run out of lifespan before breaking through. This problem was actually what Khaos had experienced, only for him, it happened on the fifth stage.
"We are here to see the Mayor". Zara said, walking straight towards the door. However, the two guards crossed their spears in front of her, blocking her entry.
"Move those sticks out my way or i will shove them somewhere you won't like". Zara said calmly.
The guards hesitated for a little bit, but when they inspected Khaos and Zara closely, they moved away their weapons. Academy cultivators were generally respected on Zylon and their standing was on the same level as Mayors.
The political hierarchy on Zylon was quite straight forward. At the bottom were the normal citizens, cultivator or not, as long as you were not part of an Academy then you were a citizen.
Above the citizens were the cultivators working for the subsidiary organisations like; The Shield and The Spear. Then above those came the Mayor's family, then the mayor.
At the same level of the mayor were the Magic realm cultivators of the Academies, then the Law realm cultivators of the Academies.
It had to be noted that it was impossible to become a Law realm cultivator without an Academy. Above the Law realm Cultivators were the Academy instructors, then the Defenders, followed by the Ultimates, then the 10 Lawkeepers and lastly the Lawgiver, who stood at the very top.
There were no Kingdoms or countries on Zylon, the only divisions were the Academy territories, so one could say that Zylon was divided into 11 territories according to the Academies; Black, White, Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Pink, Purple, Gray, Green and Orange.
When a decision which impacted the survival of humanity needed to be made, all Deans of the Academies would meet and discuss the matter. They were called the Academy Council, and it had been their decision to amend the rules pertaining to the enrolment of new students back then.
Khaos followed Zara into the mansion and was met by a large empty hall with two staircases at the sides and a large double door opposite the one they came through.
A woman was busy wiping the few golden furniture in the room and got startled when the door suddenly burst open, causing her to drop and break a gold plated flower vase.
"Oh no!" the woman said as she pushed away the dirt which was inside the vase for the flower, trying to see if the vase could be saved.
"Sorry, i'm sure this will cover it". Zara said and 10 gold coins appeared in her hand before she gave them to the maid, who nodded happily.
"Go call your master, we will be waiting in the main hall". Zara said as she walked towards the door opposite the entrance, followed by Khaos. Opening the large double doors, they were met by a large room.
It was 25 meters long and 10 meters wide with a table in the middle.
The table took up most of the space in the room and had 10 chairs on each side, and another chair at the end. The chair at the end was bigger than the rest and was on a pedestal, making it higher.
All the furniture was made of polished wood, and four maids were currently cleaning different parts of the room.
"Get out". Zara said to the maids before she went to sit on the chair closest to the biggest one. Khaos sat beside her and just stared at her for a bit.
Zara obviously noticed this. "Besides my obvious beauty, do i have something on my face?".
Khaos chuckled "You wish. Why did you do that?" he asked.
"I did a lot of things in my life Khaos". Zara said.
"The maid who broke that vase, why did you give her that money?" Khaos asked.
"So that she can fix the vase or buy a new one of course". Zara shrugged.
"Yes but why do you care for something like that?"
"Because otherwise she might get fired". Zara explained.
"How do you know that?"
"I was a once maid". Zara's answer surprised Khaos. "Before joining the Academy i worked for a rich family in my city so i know how it works". She said.
"Oh i did not know that" Khaos said.
"Of course you did not, i never told anyone before". Zara's face turned solemn. "And it is my fault that mother died that day".
"Why do you say that?" Khaos asked softly.
Zara suddenly closed her eyes and shook her head before smiling at Khaos. "I do not want to talk about it".
"No problem". Khaos said, and the room fell into a deathly silence, only the very faint sound of air entering and leaving their nostrils could be heard.
"But we do have to talk about how abusive you are". Khaos broke the silence.
"Abusive?, me!?". Zara put her palm on her chest with a shocked look on her face.
"Yes you, you know i was really afraid of what you were going to do to those poor guards". Khaos laughed, followed by Zara herself.
"I could almost imagine them with their spears going into their bodies one end, and out the other end". Khaos added.
"What? i am not that ruthless". Zara punched his shoulder while trying to pout, but failing because of laughter.
"See how abusive you are!". Khaos pointed at his shoulder.
Zara was about to rebuke him when the large double doors opened.