You slowly approach the entrance of the Sky Palace, taking in its impressive line of horned instruments in front of white marble walls with blue and gold accents. The Sky Ship lands, and as you depart, you feel yourself sink slightly into the clouds and then bounce up again. Walking up to the palace doors, you are met by two guards who ask you and the others who have also departed from the ship to present your letters of acceptance.

The guards are quick to scoop up the parchments. They scan the wording and then proceed to whisper a few words. Each letter transforms into a flying creature called a Toriko, a special bird species which can transform to and back from a letter once read. Upon a few more words whispered by the guards, the Toriko fly off into the distance, as if tasked with yet another delivery.

Suddenly, the Sky Palace doors open. 

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Walking through a circular passageway, you stare at the marble walls with engravings of nature spirits, ornamental tracery, and statues of renowned Fairy Vials including those lost in the Great War. You and the other students enter through an archway and find yourself in a ballroom filled with more Fairy Vials. Some make small talk while others quietly wait along the walls. A grand medallion rests in the center of this room, shaped as a wide circle comprising of smaller circles with images such as musical signs, flowers, and ancient runes. You hear someone mention that some of these circles sound when stepped on, while others light up. However, no one dares to touch the interactive floor in anticipation of what's to come. One student's eyes fixate in a specific direction, and soon everyone's gaze is transfixed in a singular direction. You turn in the same direction, facing the front of the room. There's a short platform with two glass podiums on either side filled with ocean life swimming carelessly among swaying anemone. The podiums meet a glass ceiling filled with blue waters. You discover mervials and water-based Fairy Vials swimming on the other side of the glass. Facing your gaze towards the front again, you note a large window behind the podiums with a clear view of clouds floating gently like sea foam on waves. However, there's an even more unusual sight in front of this window. A mervial with wings, whose vial is filled with a sky you've never seen before. Could this be the famed Starry Heaven filler? If so, it could only belong to one Fairy Vial, Stardust Mimosa. 

The letter you received was signed in her name, but the surprised expressions in this ballroom hinted that no one truly expected to meet her in person. Stardust Mimosa was commonly referred to as the Goddess of Fairy Vials. She was the sole Fairy Vial who brought the communities together and formed the first realms nearly 600 years ago. With so many young Fairy Vials in the room, their shock was to be expected. Stardust Mimosa had become more of a legend as her previous duties were split among her soldiers hundreds of years ago. She had only arisen from the seas once during the Great War to protect the Juliette Kingdom, and even then, only a few were lucky to witness her giant tridents spearing dragons in the sky.

There are many descriptions in literature of her tenacity and beauty, but most strikingly, she carries with her a calming aura, floating between the two podiums as if she were underwater. Everyone listens for what's to come . . .