Ian arrives at prestigious Aethel Academy with empty pockets and fierce ambitions, only to be classified as worthless scrap by arrogant noble instructors. Banished to Group Nine alongside other ridiculed misfits, he is expected to fail during deadly subterranean gauntlets designed to weed out commoners.
Refusing to bow to pedigree, Ian unites his ragtag squad into a coordinated fighting force. While investigating the mysterious demise of his parents, he uncovers the sinister Shadow Vessel Project and awakens a terrifying forbidden power slumbering within his veins. Together, the five discarded outcasts prepare to dismantle the academy's bloodline hierarchy from the inside out.
