The training grounds were silent… until a quake split the sky.
BOOM!
Jin landed from midair, his aura crackling with lightning so bright it split shadows. Across from him, Yooha flipped and slashed through five illusions at once, her mana pulsing a divine heat.
Bo, sitting on a rock with snacks:
"Are they training… or trying to blow up the continent?"
Xie Luang smirked. "Both."
The Seal War was one week away. Every academy was sending their top elite. But Jin's team? They weren't students anymore. They were storm-born warriors.
In the distance—
He Wang unleashed his shadow beasts, now with wings. Meiqi floated midair, her eyes glowing like stardust. Even Reika, the quiet healer, summoned a dome of golden shields across the field, impressing everyone.
The masters watched, stunned.
"These kids… they're beyond our teaching now," one whispered.
Meanwhile, in private—
Yooha stood under the sakura tree alone. She looked at the moon and whispered,
"Will you be proud of me, Mother…?"
She didn't know Bo was watching.
Bo looked down, quietly biting into his bun.
"…Yooha, if you ever feel lonely, don't. You've got me, you've got us. You've got Jin."
She turned, surprised. He shrugged. "And also me, your favorite Bo."
She laughed—just a little. He grinned, mission accomplished.
Jin stood in front of the entire team.
"No matter what comes… no matter how broken we get… we protect each other. We fight as one."
Everyone nodded. The ground trembled with their combined mana.
They were no longer students.
They were legends in the making.
To be continued…