One by one, the students filtered inside the entrance hall of the academy and the large doors swung closed behind them automatically, sealing them within the academy proper. They were in a grand looking entrance hall, a tiled square patterned floor beneath their shoes reaching up to the tall white walls, decorated with the red banners bearing the symbol of Vault, flapping in the slight breeze. There were windows high up in the hall, most likely just there to allow light to filter in naturally. Ahead of them was an elevated stage with a few individuals sitting in chairs across it with a podium set up in the middle. Of these figures, one came and stood at the podium, a lady in her mid 30s with curled strawberry blonde hair, a petite looking face and floral clothing. Once she was there, she cleared her throat.
"Students, welcome to Lustre Academy. Without further ado, let me introduce your headmaster for the coming years. Grandmaster Billeous Trendle." She stepped back and let a new face take the stage with a step of his feet and the clack of wood upon wood. He was an older gentleman, he had a bit of a wizened face, a white moustache that drooped to reach the length of his goatee, complete with white blown back hair and a clear bald spot on his head. A pair of ram horns curled backwards, stuck out from his lessening hair. He was dressed quite simply in a long green robe over a grey undershirt, a white sash around his waist and the remainder of the robe covering his legs with a split down the middle. In his other hand he held a hobbled oaken walking stick, surveying the crowd with small seedy eyes. He cleared his throat as he stood to the podium.
"Ladies, gentlemen and others, welcome to Lustre Academy. 10 years on as Remnant's fifth hunter academy..." he looked somewhat grave. "Now, I want to address a little rumor, first and foremost. Some of you here, may believe, that because Lustre is the easiest academy to gain entrance to at present, that this will all be an easy ride for your education. If you happen to believe this, the door is right behind you. Those who think like that are not welcome in these walls." he banged his walking stick on the ground to punctuate his sentence.
"As for the rest of you, do not expect a walk in the park. We at Lustre pride ourselves on taking the raw, unrefined potential of hunters and huntresses, and sharpening them, cutting them and perfecting them into hardened diamonds of human beings. We have much to prove, as the newest established institute and we WILL push you to your limits and beyond. You will learn true discipline." he banged his staff again. "Honour."
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"Dedication."
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"And most importantly of all, a mind set to be the best that you can possibly less. Anything less, is failure!"
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"And in return for your efforts, we will reward you, with the prowess and the knowledge to become truly fledged hunters. Lustre academy will be your castle. It will be your home, your school, your protection and your future. So respect it well and you too, shall be respected. That is all." he banged his staff one more time to finish his speech.
"Now, all of you, please follow miss Lariet toward the entrance exams." a secondary door opened in the left wall as the blonde haired lady from earlier exited through it.