Exterior – Nightingale Academy – Morning
The sun rose lazily above the city, casting soft golden hues across the sky. Students flooded through the gates of Nightingale Academy, laughter and footsteps filling the campus grounds.
Annie walked alone along the sidewalk, earbuds in, her green hair bouncing with each step. Her backpack was covered in stickers, mushrooms, vines, and a bubble boy pin Sam gave her. She smiled as she thought of Troy.
She passed a group of students gossiping.
“Did you see the Legion Tower broadcast last night?”
“Troy and Gladiator were sparring, dude’s insane.”
Annie rolled her eyes with a smile. “Of course they’re talking about him.”
She turned the corner...
...and froze.
A man stood in the alley. Pale long white hair. Glowing red eyes. Dressed in a black suit with strength pulsing faintly across his skin.
Eidolon.
Before she could scream, a vine burst from her hand...
...but it was crushed midair. Her legs buckled.