INTRODUCTION
Excerpt from The London Times:
“Astraeus Business Academy: The School That Devours Its Own”
Tucked away behind steel and stone, woven into the very heart of Europe’s oldest city, stands Astraeus Business Academy—a place few will ever see, and even fewer will survive.
Built on a foundation of secrecy, ambition, and power, Astraeus is not merely a school. It is a crucible. Here, the brightest minds of a generation are forged—or broken. Every student who crosses its threshold does so with the same hope: to emerge stronger, richer, and more formidable than they came. Most fail.
Admission to Astraeus is almost a myth. Less than one percent are accepted, and no amount of money, legacy, or family name can guarantee success. Excellence is expected. Ruthlessness is required. Students are not classmates—they are rivals. Friends today, competitors tomorrow.
At the heart of the machine is the Student Government Body—seven students whose power eclipses that of any professor or administrator. Elected not by popularity, but by dominance, these seven rule without mercy. They are known only by reputation. Names whispered, never spoken aloud.
The GB does not mingle with the masses. They mentor, they command, they decide. Their word is final. Their favor is rare. Their judgment is swift. No one knows the details of their lives outside the academy’s walls. Stories about them slither through the halls—rumors of betrayals, sacrifices, and ambitions sharper than knives.
Astraeus demands everything and offers nothing in return. There are no second chances. No forgiveness. No rescue. Those who falter are not remembered—they are erased.
One law rules above all else inside those iron gates: At Astraeus, only the strong endure. The rest are forgotten.
