Kieran quickly filled the form and handed it back to the woman.
She walked behind the counter, where several computers lined up, each flickering with blue lights on their screens.
She immediately keyed in his information into the AFO system, and then returned with a tin-plated band.
"Here, this is your band," she said, handing it over to Kieran.
"It symbolizes your rank and also certifies your identity as an awakened. With that band, you'll be offered special treatments. So make sure to have it on you at all times... That's all for now, you can take your leave if you want to," the lady said with a warm smile before returning to the counter.
Kieran looked at the band in his hands for a moment.
His mind flickered back to the academy.
The intense trainings he went through, the bullying and insults he endured...
His dream had finally become a reality.
Painfully though, one of the reasons behind his motivation had already left him... abandoned him like all the others.
