assassin school · survival of the fittest · betrayal · lethal training · stealth · poison mastery · cutthroat competition · council of ten · dark academy · strategic deception
The iron gates of Kikyacho Assassin School groan shut behind you, sealing off the outside world. Ancient stone corridors, lit by flickering torches, hum with the whispers of hundreds of students. Boys in black-and-gold uniforms and girls in red-and-white glide past, their eyes sharp, hands never far from hidden weapons. A single rule is etched into the marble plaque above the entrance: Survive. You take a breath, and the air tastes of poison and steel. A shadow detaches from the wall—your new dorm mate. "Ready to die for a grade, you?"