Kaela stood in the center of the sealed training chamber, arms folded, the crimson glyphs on the walls pulsing faintly.
"From this point on," she said, her voice calm but firm, "you are not students. You are anomalies. Introduce yourselves... as if you've never met before."
Zane glanced at Sera, who gave him a small nod. He stepped forward, his voice steady.
"Hello. My name is Zane... and I'm a Void anomaly.
My powers are... shadow manipulation, Void Gaze, the Endblade, and shadow armor.
And... I guess there's a lot I still haven't figured out yet."
Kaela smiled slightly, then stepped forward herself.
"My name is Kaela Bloodfire—self-inflicted, because no one else dares name me.
I'm an anomaly of Bloodfire—an ancient divine experiment gone wrong.
My flames burn not just flesh, but mana itself.
I can also seal areas in time using crimson glyphs, like I did to this room."
Then all eyes turned to Sera, who looked a little awkward.
"Um... my name is Sera.
And for some weird reason, when I touched that crystal, I suddenly knew all this stuff.
I'm an anomaly of Sky Dream.
My powers are... flight, storm control, illusions... and light, apparently. Which is crazy, because last week I couldn't even light a candle properly."
Zane chuckled softly. Kaela didn't.
She looked at the two of them, eyes sharp. "Good. Now that you've acknowledged what you are... let's see if you're worthy of surviving what comes next.