As the competition got closer, more and more students were being informed about the participants…
Among the chosen for the Combat Arts Path, three names stood out.
Rice, whose connection to Vale had already spread, Tracy, a fierce fighter with unmatched speed, and finally Sora, the quiet but determined boy who had been secretly taken in by Chad, the Dragon Immortal and Vale's trusted friend.
Sora was not the loudest, nor the most celebrated.
He did not carry the rumors of being Vale's disciple like Rice, nor did he have Tracy's reputation for agility and cunning. But he carried something else, something far rarer. He carried the blessing of Chad, who had once been human but had ascended through dragon blood and will.
Every week, Sora met Chad in the secluded training grounds beyond the academy walls. The place was hidden, a valley where a Formation Array with draconic energy was arranged.
