Ruined: The First Scar

At Arkhos Academy, power decides who rises-and who breaks. Hundreds enter the brutal Awakening exams each year, but only ten will survive. Katxu, a so-called "Normal" with no visible power, shouldn't stand a chance, yet he endures each trial through instinct, grit, and something deep inside that even he doesn't understand. Alongside him are Poco, Ren, Dairon, Faith, Kelly, Danryu, Deku, Mel, and Mikio-each carrying secrets and reasons for stepping into the fire. As the trials grow deadlier, whispers rise of a faction called the Ruined: beings born of sin, corruption, and an ancient Demon God waiting to wake. What started as an exam becomes something far more dangerous-a war disguised as a test, and a truth the world was never meant to remember.



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