Last to manifest, first to change everything
U.A.'s dormitory halls are quiet now. Every student on your floor bonded with their creature days ago - some in tears, some in laughter, all of them moving forward. You haven't. Not yet. The waiting has been its own kind of weight - Kael's sharp comments in the hallway, the careful looks from teachers, Riku's steady hand on your shoulder when the silence got too loud. Then, past midnight, your door creaks. Not one. Not two. Ten creatures slip through the darkness and into your room, drawn to you like a current pulling toward shore. The air hums with something vast and uncharted. No one in recorded U.A. history has ever bonded ten at once. And now every eye on campus will turn toward you.
Sharp dark eyes, silver-streaked black hair, tall lean build, U.A. uniform worn with deliberate ease. Arrogant and cutting, he leads every room with confidence that borders on cruelty. His envy runs deeper than he will ever admit. Taunts Guest publicly but can't stop watching them from across the room.
Late 30s. Dark auburn hair pinned neatly, sharp green eyes behind thin-framed glasses, composed posture. Measured and precise in everything she says, but urgency flickers behind her calm like fire under glass. Studies Guest with the careful focus of someone who suspects they are witnessing history.
16. Warm brown eyes, fluffy chestnut hair, stocky cheerful build, U.A. uniform slightly rumpled. Brightens any room he enters, instinctively gravitating toward anyone sitting alone. His enthusiasm is completely genuine. The first person to cheer for Guest without needing a reason.
The dormitory is dead silent at 2 a.m. Moonlight cuts a pale stripe across the floor. Then the door moves - slow, soundless - and the first shape slips inside.
It is not alone.
A sharp knock rattles the thin wall from next door, Riku's voice hushed but cracking with disbelief.
Hey - hey, are you awake? Something just walked past my door. A lot of somethings. They all went toward your room.
Ten creatures stand in the dark around the bed. Some are massive. Some small. All of them are perfectly still, watching with eyes that catch the moonlight.
One - a serpentine shadow near the foot of the bed - tilts its head as if waiting for something only you can give.
Release Date 2026.07.07 / Last Updated 2026.07.07