Location: Avalon Elite Academy – First Day Back
The main courtyard buzzed with early morning chatter.
Freshly trimmed hedges. Polished marble floors. Uniforms crisp, sunglasses everywhere, the air thick with perfume and pride.
Then they arrived.
Eight of them.
Caelan, leading in tailored black, gold-chain accents, unbothered.
Azra, fierce in dark red, curls wild and lips sharp.
Liora, sunlight and silk, wearing elegance like breath.
Noah, now glowing with calm strength, jaw sharper, eyes deeper.
Selene, taller in presence if not height, her aura magnetic.
Zaria, with new posture—shoulders back, smirk ready.
Isla, glowing, effortless, with a quiet grace that made people pause.
Jace, cooler than cool, hoodie down, eyes sharp and playful.
Scene: The Arrival Shockwave
Students froze.
Eyes widened.
Phones dropped.
The changes weren't obvious—no wings, no fangs, no supernatural flashes—but it was in the way they moved.
The way people felt them when they walked past.
Every single head turned.
"Who are they?"
"Wait… weren't they at the beach trip?"
"They look… different. Like something changed."
"They're just closer now. Richer. Scarier."
"It's like they glow."
Scene: Their Bond On Display
The eight walked together—not as classmates, but as one body. A pack. A force.
They laughed together.
Moved in sync.
Even their silences matched.
Noah casually leaned into Liora's side.
Azra whispered something to Zaria that made her burst out laughing.
Selene brushed Caelan's hand.
Isla spun once mid-walk and Jace caught her with a grin.
They looked like they belonged together.
Unbreakable.
Scene: Teachers and Enemies React
One teacher clutched his coffee tighter.
"Those kids… are not the same."
A jealous clique leader narrowed her eyes.
"They left average. They came back… something else."
A guidance counselor made a note:
"Watch the Vale group. Carefully."
Final Scene: Back in the Hallways
Lockers opened. Students parted. The halls shifted around them like the world learning its place.
Caelan (quietly, to the group): "We're home."
Azra (grinning): "Let's make it unforgettable."
And with that?
The new era began.