"I am Gerald by name," The man declared, his tone even and composed, "And by the power vested in me as Captain of the Second Division, I formally offer you, Eric Aldaman, a position as an Executive Official within the Mystic Order."
His words dropped like thunder in a silent room.
Eric blinked, still lying in the hospital bed, unsure whether he was hallucinating or if the trauma of the past few hours had finally pushed him into a dream-like delirium.
To maintain peace and regulate the use of mystic arts in a world divided into two governing systems, the Mystic Order, comprising the Extraordinary, and the National Order, built for the Ordinary, the Executive Mystic Arms was established.
