Silver Queen of Lunar Ridge
I opened my eyes and typed the alphanumeric code carefully: ALPHA_FIN_1892_VANCE.
The screen flashed red for a terrifying second before a soft, mechanical beep signaled success. The system unlocked, revealing the deep, encrypted directories of Lunar Ridge Academy’s hidden budget logs.
My heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird. I quickly inserted the black digital flash drive into the side port of the terminal. My eyes moved fast across the long rows of numbers, tracking the facility department’s operational costs.
I scrolled past the standard maintenance supplies until I found the restricted asset manifest, the secret ledger where the academy tracked rare, volatile magical artifa