Ella
The academy halls felt different now. Every step I took carried a weight I had never felt before. People whispered when I walked past, their voices hushed but not quiet enough for me to miss the words.
"That's him, right? The one who destroyed the arena?"
"Did you see the way his powers just exploded? That wasn't normal."
I kept my head high and my face neutral, but inside, I felt like an exposed nerve. It wasn’t just the students talking—whispers had reached the professors too. And now, the academy management wanted to see me.
I paused in front of the heavy wooden doors of the administration office. My hand hovered over the handle, but then I heard voices from inside.
"We can't classify her abilities. It doesn’t fit within our ranking system. S-Class is the highest we
