The road to Lionel Academy had not been easy.
For years, Raze pleaded with his parents to let him attend. They refused at first—not out of shame, but fear.
The academy was merciless. Students without power were ridiculed, isolated, crushed by competition.
But Raze's determination was relentless. He studied, trained, and argued until his parents saw the fire in his eyes.
They finally agreed.
Yet the greatest resistance came not from his parents, but from his sister—Luna Arcwell.
Luna, the academy's shining prodigy, was both admired and feared. She possessed strength that rivaled even instructors.
When Raze told her his dream, she stared at him for a long time before shaking her head.
"Raze… that place isn't kind. Especially to the weak."
It wasn't scorn. It was fear.
She couldn't bear to see her little brother hurt by the cruelty of others.
But Raze's resolve didn't waver.
When he turned sixteen, he enrolled at Lionel Academy.
He couldn't stay in his family's shadow forever.
He would prove that even without power, he could stand tall.
Entrance Exam Day
Lionel Academy tested both ability and intelligence.
Raze had no ability to show—but the written exam was fair game.
When the results came in, jaws dropped across the campus.
Score: 100%. Rank: 1st place.
The powerless boy had topped the entrance exam.
Whispers filled the halls:
"How can someone without power be first?"
"It must be family influence."
"No one can score that high without cheating…"
But none dared say it aloud.
Because everyone knew one truth:
Luna Arcwell adored her brother—and crossing him meant crossing her.
During the opening ceremony, when Raze was called onstage as valedictorian, the crowd waited eagerly to mock him.
They expected him to stutter, to apologize, to shrink under their gaze.
Instead—
He stood tall.
"I know many of you look down on me for having no powers," he began calmly, his voice steady.
"However… remember this."
He placed his hand over his heart.
"Power isn't what makes a hero."
His eyes swept across the hall, unwavering.
"This powerless one will show you what it truly means to be a hero."
Gasps spread through the hall.
Some laughed, some frowned—but none forgot that moment.
From that day forward, the name Raze Arcwell began to echo through Lionel Academy.