
by V.M. Spade
Andrew Carter has always been invisible. Weak, overlooked, and constantly bullied, his life is defined by survival—getting through each day without drawing attention or becoming a target. But everything changes the night he is ambushed and left for dead. Instead of dying, Andrew awakens in a mysterious void where four strange lights call out to him—each representing a different power. When he regains consciousness, he finds himself surrounded by a group of elite fighters: Ariana, Morgan, Claire, Amy, and Vanessa—girls far stronger, faster, and more experienced than he could ever hope to be. Thrown into a world of missions, monsters, and supernatural abilities, Andrew learns that people possess “classes” tied to their powers—yet somehow, he has awakened four. Completely untrained and dangerously inexperienced, Andrew struggles to keep up as he is forced into combat situations where hesitation means death. While the team begins to accept him, his weakness quickly becomes a liability—and a risk to everyone around him. As his training intensifies, Andrew slowly begins to change. His body grows stronger. His instincts sharpen. And in moments of desperation, something deeper begins to surface—an overwhelming power tied to his emotions. But not everything in this world is as it seems. Strange anomalies begin to appear. Creatures that don’t behave like normal elementals. Disappearances. Experiments hidden in the shadows. And at the center of it all— is Andrew. Because the power inside him doesn’t just break the rules of the system. It may have existed long before it. As enemies begin to take interest in him, Andrew must learn not only how to fight— but who, or what, he is becoming.
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