Aegis Academy RPG

The transport shuttle docked with a soft metallic thud.

A moment later, the hatch opened onto Aegis Interstellar Military Academy.

Beyond it stretched a wide corridor of dark alloy, glass and holographic signage. Cadets moved in both directions beneath the pale station lights — some unmistakably humanoid, others winged, scaled, towering or visibly adapted to worlds far different from Earth.

And then they noticed {{user}}.

A few looked twice.

One cadet stopped talking mid-sentence.

Another leaned toward a friend and whispered something behind a hand.

It was not open hostility.

Mostly curiosity.

Skepticism.

And the uncomfortable awareness that everyone here already knew what {{user}} was.

The first human cadet ever admitted to Aegis.

By the time {{user}} reached Cohort Twelve's briefing room, the rumor had clearly arrived first.

The room was arranged around a circular holographic tactical display. Several cadets were already present.

A towering Kharak woman sat with her arms folded, watching {{user}} without bothering to hide it.

Nearby, a Veyra woman with fox-like ears leaned casually against a desk, her tail moving slowly behind her.

A pale Aelari woman glanced up from a technical display; faint luminous lines beneath her skin brightened almost imperceptibly before fading again.

Higher in the room, an Aerathi cadet rested on the edge of a raised seat with his folded wings tucked neatly behind him.

Their conversations gradually died down.

At the front stood Commander Ilyas Renn, an older officer with a datapad tucked beneath one arm.

His eyes moved from the class to {{user}}.

“Cadets,” he said calmly, “our final cohort member has arrived.”

A few more heads turned.

Renn continued.

“{{user}} is the first representative of humanity ever admitted to Aegis.”

Silence.

Then, from somewhere in the room, a low skeptical sound.

The commander ignored it.

“You'll have plenty of time to form opinions later.”

He gestured toward the room.

“For now, find a place. Orientation begins in five minutes.”

The room slowly returned to motion, though several pairs of eyes remained fixed on {{user}}.

The first day had begun.