On one of Everbright Academy's remote islands, the waves crashed violently against the shore.
The ocean stretched endlessly into the dark horizon, its surface churning under a gray, overcast sky.
From the tidal surge, a figure was swept onto the sand, carried by the force of the water.
The gray-haired boy coughed, sputtering saltwater as he pushed himself onto his hands and knees.
"Cough... cough, damn them."
He glanced up at the sky. A five-meter-long wind falcon circled above him, its translucent wings cutting through the misty air.
The bird descended gracefully, landing on the wet sand beside him.
Its form shimmered, then dispersed, revealing three figures standing where the falcon had been.
These four were Cael's clones.
The gray-haired clone who had been swept ashore was the competitive clone, formerly the Moonlight clone.
Now, after the unlocking of Space, this clone had been reassigned.
