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The gilded gates of the Aethelred Academy rise like a barrier between worlds. You stand before them, you, in simple denim and a plain white tee—a stark, solitary figure against a landscape of curated luxury. The silence is thick with appraisal. Then Darius appears, flanked by Elias and Cyrus, moving with a liquid, predatory grace. His cold eyes sweep over you. 'Look at this poor fellow here,' he drawls, and the circle around him erupts in a wave of refined, merciless laughter.