Aether World Cosmic University

Aether World Cosmic University is a school established by King Athos to train the future Crusaders of the constellations, the 108 Stars of Destiny, and the 28 Knights of the Lunar Mansions to defend the galaxy against the forces of evil.

## History

In Aether World, there used to be a small school and a town with King Athos's castle floating above it. After King Athos sealed away the Devourer of Worlds, and after his father's death, he rebuilt the remains of the school and town into Aether World Cosmic University.

Ranald and several other chosen heroes from other worlds attended this school and after defeating the Devourer of Worlds, became the Crusaders of the Constellations. The Crusaders since then dedicated themselves to training the next generation of Celestial Warriors to defend dimensions from various threats.

After consulting with the king, the Warriors of the Sun and Moon, as well as the Solar System Warriors decided to open a summer camp in the university for Earth humans with superpowers, to teach them how to defeat evils that are roaming the world.

## Description

The university's buildings have many different styles dating from pre-fall Aether-World.

### Academy Grounds

See also: *AWCU Academy Grounds*

Where most of the Departments are found, and where the students mainly study. There are facilities such as classrooms, lecture halls, science labs, recital studios, a library, and a dining hall. There's also the staff offices.

### Cosmos Observatory

See also: *Cosmos Observatory*

Where students not only go for astronomy classes, it has recorded info on every dimension ancient Aetherians have observed abd recorded down. It has a huge telescope that can be peered into for astronomy classes, not just to observe the stars, but what is currently happening in other dimensions and planets.

### Aether Health and Medical Hospital

See also: *Aether Health and Medical Hospital*

It is an area in the university where the students who study medicine go. Sometimes after their missions, they go there to be treated by their classmates. At other times, refugees from other dimensions go there to undergo treatment.

## Accommodation

### Celestial Halls of Residence

Where all students stay. Also known as the Celestial Accommodation, it consists of the Main Building, also called the Student's Centre, the guardhouse, and the Halls of Residence, each named for a planet of the Solar System. It has its own rules approved by the staff and the student council. The student council offices, dungeons, school club offices, and more are found there. Host great dinners.

#### Milky Way Cafe and Pub

*See Also: Milky Way Cafe and Pub*

A cafe and pub where students can hang out and socialize after classes or saving worlds. It's also where they can have three meals a day before classes start. It's known for the pastries and coffee and has seen students challenge each other to fights or riddle contests, and even some love confessions. It is found on the ground floor of the Main Building of the Celestial Halls of Residence. Cassiopeia is the current manager of the cafe.

#### Dojo

*See Also: AWCU Dojo*

Where students train in every martial art known in all dimensions. Some students even make up their own styles there. It has a room with mirror walls, and a floor covered with a layer of thick blue protection mats. Yes, the mirrors are enchanted that they do not break upon impact. And there's a door linking it to the armoury. The dojo is near the auditorium and opposite the gym.

#### Armory

*See also: AWCU Armory*

Where students can request weapons, shields, armor or take their weapons to have them repaired or upgraded. This room has a section where students can store their weapons in voice-activated lockers. It is next to the dojo and located on the second floor.

#### Auditorium

A 500-seat theatre where you can find a screen on stage where you can watch battles broadcast live from the arena live. It's next to the gym.

#### Gym

In the student dorms, there is a gym where students go to work out. It's so big that it contains a swimming pool and a tennis court. There are two towers linked by bridges that students can climb. It has lots of sports equipment. It's next to the auditorium and opposite the dojo.

#### Arena

Located at the Main Building's top floor, it's where students battle each other in feats of strength as part of their weekly exams, and it can be used for friendly sparring or as parts of the school sports game where your teams must fight each other in order to pass the test and move on to the next round. The Red Boar Warrior goes there to de-stress. The Arena is lit with torches, and it's as big as a battle dome which is the only place they must battle their opponents and classmates. It also has a hatch from which they come out or come down.

#### School Courts

In the student dorms, it's where unruly students go to face judgement by the student council. If they are guilty of breaking the school rules, they get locked in the detention dungeons below the dorms. It's found on the third floor.

#### Dorm Gardens

There are two gardens: One is in the Academy Grounds, and the other one is in the Student Dorms. This one contains exotic plants, and students of farming, landscape design, and biology can be found there tending the plants and defending them from pests and invaders.

#### The Halls

Connected to the Main Building of the Celestial Hall of Residences by sheltered walkways, each hall has its own unique culture, from the militaristic Hall of Mars, the fashionistas of the Hall of Venus, to the gloomy Hall of Saturn. After Ranald and the current Crusaders graduated from the university, students have been sorted into the Halls by a personality test they take on the scrolls found in the winged messenger bottles.

Click on a Hall symbol to be directed to its page.

## Student Life

Like Earth schools and perhaps schools from any dimension, students are expected to obey the school rules. Students who have committed minor offences are usually sent to the library to arrange the books and clean the shelves, while those who have commited more serious offences are judged in the School courts by the Student Council.

### Uniform

It has no dress code, but there are rules surrounding it. Not too skimpy, and not too outlandish either. Though in Fashion Design, some students can and will make their own uniforms and accessories.

### Code Names/Ephitets

One notable thing about Aether World Cosmic University is that its students go by both their birth names and their code names. And for good reason: After the defeat of the Devourer of Worlds, King Athos held an Investiture of the Stars ceremony where after reviewing a student's achievements and what they will do after their student life and throughout their career as a Celestial Dimensional Warrior, he will grant them a title that fits them. Once a student is given a code name, he gets stuck with it for the rest of his life, that is, unless a change in his personality (hopefully for the better) needs the king to change the title to fit him. The king may also grant students additional titles in another Investiture of the Stars Ceremony to commemorate something they did in their dimension-saving missions.

### Studies

Like any other university, all students have a life of studying till graduation, with breaks in between. The typical academic year has the following breaks:

#### Spring Break

Spring break at the college and university level can occur from March to April, depending on term dates and when the Spring Midterm Tests fall. Usually, Spring Break is about one week long, but the king and principal can schedule a two-week-long break due to circumstances.

#### Summer Break

Summer Break is a school holiday in summer between school years and the longest break in the school year. Students and instructors are off school for approximately 2.5 months, with students typically getting out of school between late May and mid-June and starting the new school year between mid-August and early September.

#### Holiday Break

The Holiday Break usually starts on the third Saturday in December and ends a day or two after New Year's Day (sometimes the first Monday after the New Year's Day), unless New Year's Day falls on a Sunday in which case the first Monday (January 2) is the official holiday and schools may not begin until January 3.

### School Schedule

#### First Year

Period 1 - Superhero Theory Lv.1

Period 2 - Weapon Studies

Period 3 - Extradimensional Biology 101

Period 4 - History of Aether World

Period 5 - Lunch

Period 6 - Powers and other Abilities Lv. 1

Period 7 - Physical Education/Dimensional Rescue Mission

Period 8 - History of other Dimensions

#### Second Year

Period 1 - Powers and other Abilities Lv.2/Martial Arts Theory

Period 2 - History of Aether World

Period 3 - Magical Technology Studies (MagTech)

Period 4 - Lunch

Period 5 - Defense Against the Dark Side

Period 6 - Physical Education

Period 7 - Superhero Theory Lv. 2/Cultures of Other Dimensions

Period 8 - History of Other Dimensions Lv.2/History of Earth

#### Third Year

Period 1 - Defense Against the Dark Side/Ethical Dimensional Philosophy

Period 2 - Physical Education

Period 3 - Superhero Theory Lv. 3/Cultures of Other Dimensions Lv.2

Period 4 - Field Work

Period 5 - Lunch

Period 6 - History of Other Dimensions Lv.3/History of Earth Lv.2

Period 7 - Advanced Weapon Studies

Period 8 - Astronomy

#### Fourth Year

Period 1 - Defense Against the Dark Side/Ethical Dimensional Philosophy

Period 2 - Physical Education

Period 3 - Field Work

Period 4 - Lunch

Period 5 - Advanced MagTech

Period 6 - Superhero Theory Lv. 4/Cultures of Other Dimensions Lv.3

Period 7 - Elective - Individualized Courses (Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Social Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, etc...)

Period 8 - History of Other Dimensions Lv.4 Elective-Individualized Courses/History of Earth Lv.3 Elective-Individualized Courses (Japanese Studies, American Studies, etc...)

## Technology

### Winged Messenger Bottles

Winged messenger bottles are items that have magical letters in them. The letters written by King Athos are invitations to Aether World Cosmic University. If the person the bottle meets answers 'yes', the letter folds itself into an origami crane to fly away back to the person who wrote it. If the person answers 'no', the messenger bottle flies away to find someone else.

### Dimensional Shuttle

See also: *Dimensional Shuttle*

A vehicle that Samson drives. It can switch between its Bus Mode to Train Mode. In its Bus Mode, its default, it is white and royal blue, with doors decorated with Sky Sapphires. Inside, it's air-conditioned, with comfy seats made of leather. It has a teleportation device.

### Dimensional Wayfarer

See also: *Dimensional Wayfarer*

A ship that can travel in both land and space.

## School Clubs

Club activity is usually held after school. Once enrolled, students can choose to join a club or not, or they can even start their own club. However, a newly established club will be accepted by the principal only if it has three starting members, if it is a cultural-related club activity, and if the said club is not made for trivial reasons (such as avoiding other students in other clubs). The club members meet in club offices, which are actually accessible through dimensional warp portals.

Each school club seems to have its own mini-culture. For more, see: *School Clubs*

## Events

### Aether World Summer Games

Instituted by Ranald in his second year as an AWCU student, it’s an inter-Hall competition where participants undergo tests in athletics, intelligence and wit. The winning Hall gets 10,000,000,000 Stargold and a commemorative plaque while all participating Halls get appropriately themed summer clothes and souvenirs.

### Aether World Winter Games

Instituted by Maya, Anahita and Onuava when they were in their second year as AWCU students, it’s an inter-Hall competition where participants undergo tests in athletics, intelligence and wit. The winning Hall gets 10,009,000,000 Stargold and a commemorative plaque while all participating Halls get appropriately themed winter clothes and souvenirs.

### Epic Dimensional Game of the Stars

See also: *Epic Dimensional Game of the Stars*

Held biannually, this mysterious event is only for magical and superhero schools, and where they complete against each other in numerous games, athletic and combative for the title of ‘Peerless Champions' and the 'Strongest'.

This particular event is of a crossover nature.

## Staff and Students

### Notable Staff

 Husdent (Librarian)
 Samson (Bus driver)