Chapter 38: First Class (4)
The tension of my affinity reveal hadn't even cooled yet. Whispers still buzzed like insects in the corners of the room.
Evelyn raised her hand, about to continue, her voice smooth as silk—
"Every one of you now understands the uniqueness you each carry within. Affinities are—"
✨ BOOOOM!
The classroom door didn't just open. It detonated.
A thunderous bang rattled the walls as the double doors slammed against the sides with enough force to make the chandeliers overhead sway violently. Dust fell from the ceiling. Papers went flying again.
An aura surged through the breach.
It wasn't mana in the delicate, flowing sense. No—this was pressure, raw and primal. Like the sky itself had bent, ready to crush us.
It weighed on my chest instantly. My heart lurched. My lungs compressed, refusing air. My skin prickled with the burn of static.
Some cadets let out strangled gasps. Others gripped their desks white-knuckled, trying not to collapse.