Titan Academy had never felt tense enough to vibrate, but today the whole place seemed ready to crack. Coaches whispered in clusters. Admin staff kept checking their tablets as though waiting for bad news to drop from the sky.
And all of it centered on one thing.
Blaze.
He didn't know that yet. Not fully. But he could sense the shift. He felt it in the way senior students paused when he passed, the way instructors glanced at him, pity mixing with uncertainty. Even the halls felt colder.
By noon, an emergency announcement echoed through every corridor.
"All senior staff report to Conference Hall A. Immediate session. Level Red priority."
Students froze. Level Red meetings never happened unless the academy was dealing with something that could damage its future.
