Incubus System In a World of Women

Chapter 9: Immortals: Academy of Dreams and Nightmare’s

Chapter 9 - Immortals: Academy of Dreams and Nightmare's"Academically, magically, politically, socially," my mother listed. "They'll try to outdo each other in every way imaginable to catch the attention of desirable males. Some rivalries have lasted for generations."

"And the academy allows this?"

"Encourages it, actually," Cassandra said with a grin. "Controlled competition breeds excellence. Plus, it's useful for the males to see their potential wives at their absolute best."

I was starting to get a picture of what awaited me. A school full of powerful, competitive women who would see me as a prize to be won. Women trained from birth to be leaders, fighters, rulers – all vying for the chance to own a pretty boy from a prestigious house.

"The instructors must be incredible to handle all that," I said.

"Oh, they are," my mother said mysteriously. "In fact, that reminds me – there's something else you should know about the academy."

"What?"

"The senior faculty aren't exactly... normal," Lyanna said carefully.

"What do you mean?"

"They're immortal," Cassandra dropped the bombshell casually.

I nearly choked on my water. "Immortal? Like... actually immortal?"

"Well, not completely immortal," my mother clarified. "They can be killed, but they are incredibly powerful and don't age past their prime and they've lived for millennia. The Headmistress, Lady Seraphina, founded the academy over a thousand years ago."

"A thousand years?" I squeaked.

"The Combat Instructor, General Valkyria, commanded armies during the First Divine Wars fifteen hundred years ago," Lyanna added. "And Professor Mystica, who teaches advanced magical theory, was apparently there when the very foundations of magical education were laid two millennia ago."

"Two thousand years?" My voice cracked.

"When you meet them," my mother said with something approaching reverence, "you'll understand immediately why they command such respect. Lady Seraphina... when she enters a room, the very air seems to hold its breath. She's beautiful in a way that transcends mortal understanding—not just physically, though she's stunning, but there's something about her presence that makes you feel like you're standing before a force of nature."

"General Valkyria is..." Cassandra paused,

"Plus," Lyanna added with dark amusement, "they have very little patience for the usual teenage drama. Several noble daughters have learned that the hard way over the years."

I tried to wrap my head around the idea of immortal teachers who had been alive for centuries. "Do they know about... everything? Like, the political situations, family secrets?"

"Everything," Cassandra confirmed. "Lady Seraphina knew your grandmother. Professor Mystica taught your great-aunt. They've watched all powerful families for generations."

"Which means," my mother said with a significant look, "they'll probably know exactly who you are the moment they see you, despite our secrecy. Immortals tend to have very good memories for bloodlines."

Great. So not only would I be walking into a school full of competitive super-women who wanted to claim me as a prize, but I'd be doing it under the watchful eyes of ancient immortal beings who had probably seen every political game, every family drama, and every scheme imaginable.

"This keeps getting better and better," I muttered.

"Oh, it will be wonderful," my mother said, completely missing my sarcasm. "The connections you'll make, the education you'll receive, the wives you'll meet – it's going to be the experience of a lifetime."

The experience of a lifetime. At an academy where immortal instructors watched over competitions between empire-born women who wanted to own me.

I looked around the comfortable dining room, at my beautiful family who wanted nothing more than to package me up and deliver me to this academic thunderdome.

And I realized that my plan had just gotten a lot more complicated.

But also, potentially, a lot more interesting.

If I was going to make my family realize what they were giving away, I'd have to do it in front of some of the most powerful, competitive women in the known world.

Under the supervision of immortal beings who had seen every game played before.

Challenge accepted.

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