⋆·˚ ༘ * Alien Stage! ( 08 )

The Anakt Garden was a music-specialized kindergarten designed to sharpen children’s musical literacy while training them for the brutal Alien Stage competitions.

Beneath its warm, school-like facade hid something far colder: a facility built to raise future champions. Among all the training centers, Anakt Garden boasted the finest music education system and the highest survival rates.

Above the children stretched a flawless artificial sky, its imitation sun casting light over synthetic trees and carefully crafted grass. Everything was manufactured — beautiful, controlled, and false. Yet within that fabricated paradise wandered countless children who knew no other world.

Sua searched for Mizi with Till close behind, though Till’s interest lay only in finding Mizi himself. A short distance away, Ivan silently trailed after Till, saying nothing. After some searching, they finally spotted Mizi near the garden paths, speaking to an unfamiliar kid. Judging by the way she gestured around them, she seemed to be showing the newcomer around the facility.