Liam Luceris
The auditorium buzzed like a beehive. Hundreds of students filled the seats, all talking, laughing, whispering, but underneath it all, there was a pulse of anticipation. Everyone was waiting.
Waiting for the Apex.
I leaned back in my chair, hands in my pockets, eyes on the massive screen hanging over the stage. The Academy's crest shimmered faintly across it.
Any minute now, the star of the show was going to walk in, Sebastian Nekros.
The name alone was enough to get people whispering like idiots.
"Did you see how he killed that C-rank monster?"
"I heard he made a swarm of F-ranks just drop dead with a single word!"
"And his tiger? So freaking cool—"
Yeah. Everyone was obsessed.
I ran a hand through my silver hair and let out a quiet sigh. "This wasn't how it was supposed to go," I muttered.
No one heard me, not that they would've understood.
This… this wasn't what happened last time.
