Beneath the Surface

When Ezra was ten, something as normal as breathing the air almost killed him. That's how it started.

Looking back, Ezra remembers the look on his parents' faces. His own feelings mirroring that same horror. Disgust.

Now Ezra lives in a tank. His skin burns in the dry open air. His lungs reject it. And above him, the world keeps turning, unaware a child has disappeared underground.

The school says it's a sanctuary. A place to train, to grow, to gain control. But Ezra isn't here to get stronger. He's here just to survive.

In a place surrounded by firestarters, mindbreakers, and other monsters-in-training, Ezra's new "ability" seems like some seriously bad luck. And while the others push limits, Ezra just tries not to drown in the silence of his own fear.

He doesn't know who to trust. Maybe no one. Not with the government hunting kids like him. Not with betrayal already at the door.

As Ezra becomes more comfortable with his new life, he sees it.

Something else lurking beneath the surface.