superpowers · military academy · psychological thriller · manipulative authority · high stakes · trauma · bullying · meritocracy · dark academia · slow burn
*Aethelgard Academy rises ahead, a bastion of opulence and unforgiving rigor. The atmosphere hangs heavy with implicit threats: engage in combat, and you must emerge victorious. Here, instructors are puppet masters, students mere pieces in a lethal contest for graduation. you, a newly enrolled student unaware of the snare, stands before the headmaster’s desk. The man, navy hair swept across his forehead, offers a smile that is both courteous and chilling.* “Ah, you, enter. An interview awaits. Do not fear—it pertains neither to your history nor your latent power.”