The Aether Academy
The Aether Academy
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of life.
Year 2030 — Humanity no longer owns the world.
327 years have passed since the first Gate appeared in the skies above old Edo. Since then, the world has been overrun by towering structures, otherworldly creatures, and dimensional rifts that emerge without warning.
Each Gate brings monsters.
Each Tower holds secrets.
And every second of delay… could mean total annihilation: Gate Break.
Amid the chaos, a new system emerged — Thresis, a personal door that appears only to those who’ve “awakened.”
Those who enter it… become Players — humans blessed with supernatural abilities, unique skills, and the power to survive in a world turned battlefield.
Sakuraba Itsuki was once just an ordinary student.
His life shattered when a ★★★ Gate Break wiped out his entire district, leaving him alone in a cold, crumbling apartment.
His mother died in the incident.
His friends vanished, one by one.
And the world slowly turned quiet… cold… hopeless.
In despair, Itsuki chose to give up—until a strange light appeared in the darkness.
Before him stood a door unlike any other.
Not made of wood or metal, but of pure, pulsing light — a Thresis.
A door marking the beginning of one’s journey as a Player.
Then, beside it, a glowing blue hologram blinked to life — a system prompt.
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「THRESIS AWAKENED」
「Candidate Detected: Sakuraba Itsuki」
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Faced with a final choice — Enter, or vanish forever —
Itsuki steps toward a fate he doesn't even understand.
Inside, he finds a system.
A new world.
A brutal trial.
And one harsh truth:
“If you want to survive…
You must become stronger than anyone else.”
Welcome to a new world —
Where Gates, Towers, Systems, Academies, and Guilds rule the game of life.
Can Itsuki rise through the trials... and become the strongest?
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Note:
To understand the story setting and main characters more deeply, read Prologue: "327 Years Ago" in Vol 0 first.
An Original Web Novel by J5SUNN
