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When Control Breaks
The battlefield did not descend into chaos because of negligence. It descended because even preparation had limits.After the disaster of the previous day, the military response had been recalibrated. Rank 8 officers were deployed far closer to the shelters, forming overlapping defensive lines. Mobile suppression squads patrolled the immediate zone around the students. Barrier pylons were reinforced, layered twice instead of once, and evacuation routes were marked and guarded.This time, no one underestimated the threat.And yet—The Rank 7 beast did not attack as expected.Instead of charging directly into the defensive formation, the massive creature halted near the perimeter and released a low, resonant roar. The sound was not loud, but it vibrated through the ground like a tuning fork struck against the planet itself. The air warped. Energy readings spiked wildly.Then the terrain answered.The ground cracked.Not outward—downward.A chain of fissures tore through the soil, ruptur
A Stage of Silence
The announcement came quietly, without ceremony.“Attention all examinees,” the commanding officer’s voice echoed through the camp’s internal channel. “Extraction aircraft will experience a delay of several hours. Remain within shelter zones until further notice.”The reaction was immediate—but muted.Confusion rippled through the shelters. Concern followed. But panic did not. After two brutal days, most students were too exhausted to question logistics. They trusted the military. They trusted the system.What none of them knew, was that the aircraft was not delayed.It hovered less than fifty kilometers away, engines idle, orders locked.Only a handful of officials inside the Ministry of Education knew the truth.This was not delay.It was staging.Within the command tent, senior military officers exchanged restrained glances. No one questioned the directive openly, but the unease was there.The perimeter sensors were stable. No significant rift fluctuations. No mass surge.“Odd timi
The Weight of Balance
The rumors did not arrive at the Ministry of Education as screams or accusations.They arrived as questions.Polite.Carefully phrased.Wrapped in concern and courtesy.By midday, Dorrian Blackthorne had received no fewer than seven formal inquiries—from noble families, military observers, and educational boards across Arken.Each message sounded different.But the meaning beneath them all was the same.Is Ronan Crowne truly fit to stand where he stands?Is his presence destabilizing the examination?Is the Ministry certain that no greater danger is being concealed?Dorrian stood alone in his private office, hands resting on the edge of his desk, eyes fixed on the hovering projection of the Frontier battlefield. The feed had been paused on a single frame—Ronan Crowne standing amid fallen terrain, silver aura faint but steady.A symbol of control.Or… a symbol of danger.Dorrian exhaled slowly.“They move fast,” he murmured.He did not need to ask who. The pattern was familiar. He had
Bait for the Wolves
The city of Thalara glowed beneath layers of light and illusion, its towering spires untouched by the blood and chaos unfolding at the Outer Frontier. Inside one of the older estates near the western quarter, Benedric Sable stood alone before a wall of projection screens, his hands clasped behind his back.The live broadcast from the examination zone replayed again and again.Explosions. Beast roars.Soldiers shouting. Students screaming.And at the center of it all—Ronan Crowne.Benedric’s lips slowly curved upward.It was not the smile of joy. Nor the smile of pride.It was the smile of vindication.“So,” he murmured calmly, “you finally became a problem.”The official broadcast was careful. The language was sanitized. The military commentators spoke of unexpected escalation, emergency intervention, and heroic resistance. They praised discipline. They praised bravery. They praised control.But Benedric did not listen to official words.He listened to whispers.And despite House Sab
The Isolated Variable
“We know that we cannot accuse you without evidence. But, there’s something else,” he said.He exhaled and continue, “Ronan Crowne, your contribution in defending the camp is undeniable… but so are the anomalies surrounding your presence.”Ronan met his gaze levelly.“What anomalies?”Another officer tapped the hologram and a spectral energy graph lit up — the same silver-gold wavelength the Ministry had been analyzing.“Wherever strong beasts appear — this energy shows up too,” Harrel said. “It attracts them. Rank 7s, rank 8s… and always in the direction of your aura.”Ronan’s brows tightened, but only barely.“You’re suggesting I’m baiting beasts?”Some of the officers stiffened — because yes, they were.Harrel didn’t deny it.“Whether intentional or accidental, your presence is drawing them. And we can’t risk further casualties.”Ronan’s voice held steady.“I don’t know what these signatures are. I haven’t done anything to lure beasts. I’ve only fought them.”Harrel studied him, me
Forging Signature
The night was deeper now over the Thandor wilderness, and the world outside the shelters had turned deathly still. The earlier attack had drained nerves and rattled spirits, leaving most students huddled in silence. The air smelled faintly of scorched soil and dissipated beast-essence. Even those who had slept—did so with half-open eyes and trembling breath. It would be a long night.But far from the blood-soaked camp, in the Ministry of Education in Thalara city, another kind of battle was underway—a battle of information, evidence, and truth.Minister Dorrian Blackthorne stood inside the Strategic Analysis Room — a chamber filled with floating holo-projections, psionic wave maps, and multi-layered tactical overlays that shifted by command of thought rather than hand. The room hummed with quiet neural resonance — like a temple of minds rather than machines.Around him were high-ranking military analysts, senior educators, and two psionic resonance experts whose faces were drawn with
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