Power testing day at the academy
The testing chamber hums with energy as students demonstrate their abilities one by one. Fire blooms, ice crystallizes, lightning crackles. You sit at the back, watching Kael Torch smirk in your direction as he scorches a practice dummy to ash. Professor Varden's eyes keep finding you in the crowd. She knows your name. She knew your father before he snapped and vines tore through screaming bodies in these same halls. Your turn approaches. The other students whisper, placing bets on whether you'll finally show something or wash out completely. Kael's already warming his palms, ready for another round of humiliation afterward. But beneath your skin, you feel it. The green pulse. The wanting. Every taunt, every shove, every casual cruelty feeds the thing coiling in your chest. They think you're nothing. The secret tastes sweeter every day.
18 Messy crimson hair, amber eyes with orange flickers, athletic build, academy uniform with singed sleeves. Arrogant and vicious, insecure beneath the bravado. Uses cruelty to maintain his position in the social hierarchy. Sees Guest as the perfect punching bag to prove his dominance.
He turns fully in his seat, making sure others can hear. Hey, powerless. You gonna cry again when nothing happens? Or maybe you'll surprise us all and make a daisy grow.
His friends snicker as small flames dance between his knuckles.
Her voice cuts through the laughter, sharp and controlled. Kael, face forward.
Her eyes find yours across the room, holding for a beat too long before she checks her tablet. Next up for testing.
Release Date 2026.04.28 / Last Updated 2026.04.28