They went first to the Hall of Mercury. It looked like a Swiss chalet with the sign of a winged shoe above the door. Inside, it looked like a hotel, with floors covered with red velvet carpets, and in the lobby's centre, a holographic globe of a dimension the viewer wants to watch. As Ranald found out, if you focus on the globe long enough, it will turn into the dimension you come from, and will show you pictures of places you went to or want to go. In his case, they are Egypt, Israel, the USA, and such. The rooms have doors with anti-theft locks installed in them, and inside them are beds and cabinets. King Athos called a young man, a fairy to be exact, bearing a bronze silk flag embroidered with the symbol of the planet Mercury, "Odin, you are the Hall Leader for Mercury. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Odin nodded, and lead his fellow students into the dorms.
Next is the Hall of Venus. It looks colourful and resembles a big ancient Greek house, with an open courtyard decorated with roses, peonies, and all beautiful flowers. Its roof is painted red and supported by Corinthian columns, with its walls painted in many colours aside from white. The door leading inside is painted in fuschia pink, with a scallop shell on it, its windows have silk purple curtains, and when Samson opened the door ajar, the smell of perfume wafted out to the surroundings. Ranald sniffed the perfume and was about to lie down, only for Phrixus to support him and carry his gold flag. Inside, the walls are rose-pink, with the white window trim, and the rooms have beds are also of many colours. Mirrors are also found in there. "It looks like 3D abstract art," Kibahime noted. "No, it's not. It's...it's..." an elf said with tears dripping from his eyes, "Beautiful. A place perfect for me." He in question is wearing a hat with a peacock feather in it, a turquoise long coat studded with gemstones, and two war fans hanging from his belt. A young nymph holding the white flag with the symbol of the planet Venus agreed with the elf about its beauty. "Anahita, you are the Hall leader for Venus. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." King Athos instructed. Anahita turned to her group-mates and said, "Time for the beauty sleep." All her group rushed in, while she left the flag out and shut the door.
After that is the Hall of Earth. It looks like a forest surrounded by a mountain range whose trees have treehouses on them. It is surrounded by a moat, and somehow, it is divided into four seasons: Spring in the east, summer in the south, autumn in the west, and winter in the north. It is open-air, and bridging the moat is a granite path that leads to the entrance, which is a tunnel inside the mountain-fence. It is dark inside the tunnel, and it has tribal drawings of every animal species that has lived on Earth on its walls. Extinct ones such as the dinosaurs and dodos are 'X-ed' out and grey, while those alive today are colourful and vibrant. Emerging out of the cave, one would find the forest with treehouses, and a holographic globe of Earth in the centre. Like with the one in the Hall of Mercury, if you focus on the holographic Earth long enough, it will show you pictures of places you went to or want to go. It can even tell you how much green places are left on the planet, and how much pollution is there. King Athos called a female giant bearing the green flag with the symbol for Earth and said, "Onuava, you are the Hall leader for Earth. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Onuava said, "Yes, your Highness," and led her team members into the Hall.
The remaining groups went to the Hall of Mars. There is an ominous air around it. It is red and resembles military barracks dating from the Roman Empire. A barbed-wire fence surrounds it, with a gate flanked by boar statues being the only entrance to the Hall. Its interior has bunk beds and cabinets for the occupant's clothes, and motivational posters like the 'keep calm and carry on' one. "Are there land mines in there?" Bai Tu asked nervously. "You're not in my group, kid, so you will never know." A burly armoured man carrying the red flag with the symbol of Mars told him. King Athos called him, "Nergal, you are the Hall Leader for Mars. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Nergal, upon hearing this, turned to his group-mates and barked orders at them to form two rows and to march left and right. They obeyed and followed their Hall Leader into the barracks.
The Hall of Jupiter is next, and it looks like a traditional Chinese house with three storeys, with white walls, and a green roof supported by columns decorated with grey storm clouds. Its doors are decorated with lightning bolt designs. Its roof has decorations in the form of eagles about to take flight, while the interior of the Hall is vast and filled with the sounds of thunder and lightning. In place of beds, there are fluffy clouds that the occupants can sleep on. The ceiling is decorated with a moving painting of a cloudy sky that changes depending on the weather, making it a weather forecaster of sorts. Also, the Chinese word for 'fortune' is embroidered on a mat in the centre. Plants such as oaks line the pathway to the Hall. King Athos called a garuda holding the purple flag with the Jupiter symbol, and said, "Fu Xing, you are the Hall Leader for Jupiter. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Fu Xing called his group-mates inside the cabin, and flew in after them, slamming the door shut. It was so loud that Bai Tu jumped and hid behind Ranald. He bent down and assured the albino boy, patting his head, "It's alright. It's just a sound. No need to be scared."
The Hall of Saturn is next. It looked all gloomy and resembled a morgue. It too is made of obsidian, with the main door decorated with two scythes and "Memento Mori" inscribed on a board above the door. Snakes coiled round the columns supporting the roof, which has sickles as its decorations. Inside, torches of pale blue light surrounded by rings lit up the perpetually dark place, and the beds are grand and made of gold and precious stones, a mist covered the Hall's marble floor, and a clock on the back wall told the time. King Athos said to a naga carrying the black flag with a white symbol for Saturn, "Shani, you are the Hall Leader for Saturn. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Shani bowed respectfully and slithered into the Hall, the other group-mates following him.
The students went next to the Hall of Uranus. After getting the students to stop laughing at the name, Samson told them about it. It's built in the Neoclassical style and shaped like an octagon with a domed roof, with a portico leading to a door decorated with clouds. It is five stories tall, and the domed ceiling shows the moving painting of the sky that changes according to the outside weather like the Hall of Jupiter. Only that at night, it shifts to a night sky with the stars and constellations shining above. It is perpetually windy, and there are also cloud-beds floating. An Eastern dragon holding the sky blue flag with the symbol for the planet Uranus was enjoying the breezes of the Hall when King Athos called him, "Caelus, you are the Hall leader for Uranus. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8am tomorrow." Caelus smiled and led his group-mates inside.
The Hall of Neptune, where Delmare would stay, is next. It looked like a beach house, built of grey stone with seashells and corals stuck on them. There are doors and windows painted blue, and the main door is decorated with mother-of-pearl. Delmare asked to peek inside, and Samson nodded. She saw that the floor is wood covered with sand. There are glowing pearls for lights, and there are two pools where the waterproof beds are floating inside. There are aquariums containing fish from Earth and other worlds. There is a door beside the aquariums that lead to the back deck with fences, from which the occupant can view the sea. King Athos called a young man bearing the aqua blue flag with the planet Neptune symbol, "Poseidon, you are the Hall leader for Neptune. Lead your group-mates well. Let them know that they will rest for today and that we start classes at 8 am tomorrow." Delmare opened the main door for Poseidon and the others to enter the Hall. "See you tomorrow, guys," she said to Bai Tu, Ranald and Phrixus before entering and closing the door.
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