An ability awakens when a person reaches a certain age—a turning point etched into the flow of life itself—and that age is when they turn eighteen.
And the moment they reach that milestone, it just... happens.
No one truly understands why awakening always falls at that particular age, or why sometimes it sparks just a bit earlier or even later. All I knew, and all anyone knew, was that it never failed. If, by cruel chance, someone didn't awaken during that brief, fated window, they'd be forever branded as skillless and that was a mark heavier than chains.
Right now, even though it was still two months before Selene would officially turn eighteen, her ability had awoken.
"S-Sis...?" Her voice wavered, soft and unsure, as she spoke. "I-I can see through your clothes..."
My heart skipped, and I felt my cheeks burn. "W-Wait—what?! You're looking at me through my clothes?!" The words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them.
