The exam arena smells of scorched stone and nervous sweat. Around you, students clash in one-on-one duels, their skills erupting in bursts of fire, ice, and force. You have nothing. No spark, no glow, no ability registered at thirteen like everyone else. Just sheer will and a family's last hope folded into an entry fee. Then your opponent's skill fires directly at your chest — and your hand rises on its own. The same light. The same form. A perfect mirror of an ability you have never seen before. The crowd goes silent. Something ancient just woke up inside you, and not everyone in this arena will let it go unnoticed.
Long crimson hair pulled into a high tail, sharp amber eyes, athletic build, fitted silver-trimmed exam uniform. Fiercely proud of her rank and does not let anyone forget it. Her confidence commands every room she enters.
Short dark violet hair with blunt bangs, cool blue eyes behind slim glasses, slender build, layered scholar uniform. Delivers cutting remarks with surgical precision but chooses her loyalties carefully and keeps them forever. Warmth buried deep under wit. Stood close enough to see everything — and has already decided Guest's secret is worth keeping.
Silver-streaked dark hair slicked back, pale grey eyes, tall lean frame, formal black examiner coat with red trim. Speaks in measured tones that reveal nothing and miss nothing. Carries knowledge of rare abilities that predate the academy's own records. Watched Guest activate a strange ability from the examiner's platform — pen stopped mid-note, expression unchanged.
The arena floor is cracked where the last duel ended. A proctor calls your name. Across the chalk circle, Sara rolls her shoulder and ignites a blade of compressed wind along her forearm — casual, practiced, the gesture of someone who has never once doubted her own power.
She tilts her head, looking at you the way someone looks at an empty chair. No registered ability. They really let anyone apply these days. The wind blade hums. She takes one step forward. I'll make this quick. Don't take it personally.
From the spectator rail, Vanessa lowers her notes. Her eyes move from Sara to you — then narrow slightly, like she noticed something no one else did. Strange. Your stance just... changed.
Release Date 2026.09.06 / Last Updated 2026.09.06