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00:00If there's one thing you should know about Viss, it's this.
00:02Nothing about his life is normal, not his job, not his past,
00:06and definitely not the secret he's hiding from an empire that would kill him without blinking.
00:11When we meet him, he's living in the Republic of Katena,
00:14a place where your whole identity is measured by how much will you can give to the state.
00:19And Viss, he refuses to give them anything.
00:22By day, he works one of the darkest jobs imaginable.
00:26He's in the prisons, unhooking half-dead inmates from giant machines called sappers,
00:32things that drain your will until you're basically an empty shell.
00:35It's creepy, it's dangerous,
00:37and it's a constant reminder of how this world treats people at the bottom.
00:41By night, he fights illegally for cash,
00:44pretending he's just another orphan kid trying to stay alive.
00:48The truth? He's actually Prince Diago, the last survivor of a conquered kingdom.
00:53But no one can ever know that.
00:54One night, something weird happens in the prison.
00:58A stranger interrogates a prisoner in a dead language.
01:02One most people don't even know existed.
01:05Viss shouldn't understand it, but he does, and he knows that's bad news.
01:09Later, the same stranger shows up at the orphanage like he's shopping for a child.
01:14This man is Olsascore Telemus, one of the most powerful senators in the entire Republic.
01:20Out of nowhere, he chooses Viss and announces he's adopting him.
01:25But Olsascore doesn't do anything out of kindness.
01:28He knows exactly who Viss really is.
01:31He knows about his dead family, his hidden identity,
01:34and the reason he's been surviving on the streets this long.
01:38Olsascore gives Viss a deal.
01:39Go to the prestigious Catenan Academy, earn power, gather information,
01:45and help uncover who really killed Olsascore's brother, Karor.
01:49It's manipulation dressed as opportunity, but Viss accepts.
01:54Because for the first time, he sees a path that could let him escape this oppressive empire for good.
02:01That hope lasts about five minutes.
02:03On their way to the Academy, Olsascore's skyship is attacked by rebels called the Anguists.
02:10They don't want to kill Viss, they want to capture him.
02:13They know he's Diago.
02:14They know he's valuable.
02:16Suddenly, Viss realizes he's not just trying to survive a corrupt empire.
02:20He's stuck between two powerful groups that want to own him.
02:24He barely escapes the attack with his life.
02:27Olsascore's people drag him out of the burning wreck,
02:30insisting everything is fine, and the Academy awaits.
02:34But Viss already feels it in his bones.
02:37This school isn't a place for learning.
02:39It's a battlefield for the elite.
02:41And he's walking into it with a target on his back.
02:45But things get even more complicated when Viss discovers a hidden part of the Academy.
02:50A secret training room filled with relics, ancient symbols, and clues,
02:55hinting that the empire's history is full of lies.
02:58Whoever built this place knew the truth about the monarchy's fall, and the truth about him.
03:03By the time his first weekends, Viss realizes something unsettling.
03:08The Academy isn't just a school.
03:10It's a pressure cooker designed to forge weapons out of children,
03:14and destroy anyone who doesn't fit the mold.
03:17And if Viss wants to survive long enough to uncover who killed Karor and why the rebels want him alive,
03:24he'll have to play smarter, colder, and fight in far more dangerously than he ever planned.
03:29If the Academy felt dangerous before, part three is where it turns into a full-blown psychological thriller.
03:37Viss is now officially on everyone's radar.
03:41Teachers, senators, rebel loyalists, and even students who've decided he's either a threat,
03:47a mystery, or a convenient target to climb the ranks.
03:51And the Academy, it doubles down.
03:54The cohorts are thrown into something called inter-cohort trials,
03:58which is basically the Hunger Games, but with more math and fewer rules.
04:02These trials blend combat, strategy, emotional pressure, and teamwork,
04:08forcing everyone to reveal who they truly are under stress.
04:12Viss is doing everything he can to stay under the radar, but guess what?
04:17Being competent is suspicious.
04:20Being calm is suspicious.
04:22Breathing is suspicious.
04:24So when he flawlessly predicts enemy movements and saves his cohort from a brutal failure,
04:29his classmates start watching him with a mix of awe and paranoia.
04:34Meanwhile, something weird is happening behind the scenes.
04:38Files about Karor disappear from the Academy archives.
04:41Student schedules are hacked.
04:43A professor accidentally leaves a door unlocked that leads to a restricted underground chamber.
04:49Someone is manipulating everything, almost like a puppet master tugging strings just out of sight.
04:56Viss starts piecing things together.
04:57Someone knows he's not who he says he is.
05:00Someone knows his connection to the old monarchy.
05:03Someone wants him alive.
05:05Someone else wants him dead.
05:07No pressure.
05:08And then things get worse.
05:10Viss finds evidence that Karor's death may not have been a random attack by rebels.
05:15Instead, it may have been an internal assassination,
05:18a quiet move in a much bigger political game.
05:21Suddenly, Olsaskora's adoption of him feels less like generosity and more like strategic capture.
05:28But Viss also starts forming real relationships.
05:32Calidus challenges him constantly, but also seems weirdly fascinated by him.
05:37Eugenia becomes a genuine friend.
05:39Someone who sees his kindness even when he tries to hide it.
05:43And Orym, his loyalty is becoming shaky.
05:46The more Orym sees Viss act too smart or too skilled, the more he suspects there's a deeper truth.
05:53One night, Viss sneaks into a restricted library archive using a hacked security code and finds something he never expected.
06:02Records mentioning a surviving heir.
06:04His heart drops.
06:06The Empire has been hunting for him long before he ever arrived at the academy.
06:11Then, boom, sabotage hits.
06:14During a physical trial, the platform beneath Viss collapses, nearly killing him.
06:19The instructors claim it was a mechanical error, but Viss sees the frayed wire, neatly cut.
06:25Someone deliberately tried to eliminate him.
06:27Not a warning.
06:29Not a scare tactic.
06:30A murder attempt.
06:32This forces Viss to confront the truth.
06:34He isn't just hiding from the rebel anguist movement.
06:37He's trapped inside an entire institution filled with people who would gladly kill an heir to the monarchy if they
06:45discovered him.
06:46But the real twist comes when Viss discovers a symbol carved behind a toppled column in the arena.
06:53An ancient royal sigil only someone from the monarchy would recognize.
06:58A message.
07:00A clue.
07:00A threat.
07:01He doesn't know yet.
07:02All he knows for sure is that someone on campus knows exactly who he is.
07:08And they're not done testing him.
07:10This is where the will of the many stops being a school story and becomes a political thriller with teenagers
07:16who really need therapy.
07:18Viss is still reeling from the sabotage attempt, but there's no time to rest, cry, or file an HR complaint.
07:25The academy announces the next phase of the curriculum.
07:28The pillars.
07:29Think of the pillars as the backbone of the empire.
07:33Huge tests that determine your future, your social standing, and whether you're going to become someone important or someone who
07:41gets politely forgotten.
07:42Each student has to choose which pillar they'll specialize in.
07:46Power, military, diplomacy, intelligence.
07:49Real pick-your-destiny stuff.
07:52Viss purposely picks something unassuming, but somehow still ends up being brilliant at it.
07:57Classic problem.
07:58Meanwhile, his relationships continue to complicate.
08:01Calidus is circling him like a wolf who can't decide whether he wants to bite Viss or mentor him.
08:07Eugenia worries about him constantly.
08:10And Orem, his suspicion has now become a full-time job.
08:14He keeps watching Viss like he's waiting for him to slip.
08:17But the biggest shift is internal.
08:21Viss starts to realize that even without meaning to, he's becoming a leader.
08:26People turn to him for strategy.
08:28They follow his instincts.
08:30Some even respect him.
08:33And that terrifies him because the last thing he wants is to look anything like the ruler he's secretly meant
08:39to be.
08:39Then the plot deepens.
08:41In the middle of the night, an alarm shakes the academy.
08:44A rebel attack.
08:46A drill.
08:48Everyone panics.
08:49Lights flicker.
08:50Teachers shout orders.
08:52And out of nowhere, Viss is grabbed by two masked men who drag him through a service corridor.
08:58Before he can fight back, they reveal they're not rebels.
09:01They're members of a covert imperial faction.
09:04And they want Viss alive.
09:06They lead him to a hidden chamber under the academy filled with ancient relics from before the empire took over.
09:14They know who he is.
09:16They know his uncle was murdered.
09:18They know the monarchy didn't fall by accident.
09:21And worst of all, they think Viss is their key to restoring the old order.
09:26He's horrified.
09:28Becoming a royal figurehead was never part of the plan.
09:31These people see him as a weapon, a symbol, a way to rally the empire's enemies, and maybe to tear
09:39everything apart in the process.
09:41Viss wants nothing to do with them until they show him something that freezes his heart.
09:46Proof that Olsascore has been tracking him, manipulating him, and possibly had a hand in Karor's death.
09:53That's when Viss's denial cracks, his loyalty, his trust, his entire worldview, gone.
10:00The conspirators leave him with a choice, ignore this and remain a pawn, or accept that he's already in the
10:07game and start playing.
10:08As Viss tries to pretend nothing happened, he notices everything differently now.
10:13The teacher stares, Olsascore's overly warm encouragement, senatorial visits disguised as evaluations.
10:20He sees the academy for what it is, a machine that grinds people into perfect tools of the empire, and
10:29he is not willing to become one.
10:31But before he can decide what to do next, the academy launches a massive trial called the Final Cohort Assessment,
10:38one that will test every skill they've learned so far.
10:42Fail, and you're done.
10:44Win, and you're elevated.
10:45Every student is desperate.
10:48Emotions go wild.
10:49Friendships crack.
10:51Rivalries turn toxic.
10:53During the trial, someone tries to kill Viss again, this time with less subtlety and more push him off a
10:59cliff.
10:59He survives only because Kalidus jumps in and pulls him back.
11:03And for the first time, Kalidus quietly admits he's been protecting Viss from the shadows
11:08because he can sense that Viss is more important than he's letting on.
11:12Now, Kalidus wants answers.
11:15And Orem wants answers.
11:17And Viss is completely out of places to hide.
11:20The part ends with Viss standing on the roof of the academy after the trial, staring at the sprawling empire
11:26below.
11:27One thought echoing through him.
11:29If he doesn't take control of his fate, someone else will.
11:33Everything is about to change.
11:35By the final stretch of the story, Viss is barely holding himself together.
11:40But the empire clearly isn't done making his life miserable.
11:44The academy prepares for the massive convocation ceremony.
11:48And while students are excited, Viss feels like someone just aimed a spotlight straight at every secret he's been hiding.
11:55Also, Skor watches him like a hawk.
11:58Guards lurk around corners.
12:00And even Viss's friends sense something is very wrong.
12:04Then everything explodes, literally and politically.
12:09A major figure is assassinated.
12:11Conspirators strike.
12:13And Viss gets dragged straight into the center of a plan that's been building around him for years.
12:18They tell him the truth.
12:19None of his achievements were coincidences.
12:22His acceptance into the academy.
12:24His rise in the ranks.
12:26Even Osa Skor's sudden obsession with him.
12:29It was all engineered.
12:31They didn't choose Viss for who he is.
12:33They chose him for what he is.
12:35A threat.
12:36A weapon.
12:37A legacy they want to control.
12:40But instead of breaking, Viss finally wakes up.
12:43He escapes, crashes into convocation, and refuses to keep playing anyone's game.
12:49The chaos that follows destroys the academy's illusion of safety.
12:52And as Viss uncovers the real truth about his past, he realizes something terrifying.
12:58He's done running.
12:59The empire should be afraid now.
13:02The of the major that comes to the hacker.
13:02Now.
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