Introduction: Christian, a normal high school boy, finds himself thrown into a top-secret government facility after a mysterious cosmic event grants powers to hundreds of teenagers across the globe. Labeled as one of the “awakened,” he’s forced into a brutal academy called VANGUARD, where students battle for rank, survival, and control of their powers. But while others show flashy abilities, Christian feels… different. A strange energy hums beneath the surface, pulling him toward something unknown. Something that might just make him the strongest of them all....