Advanced Nurturing High School---on the surface, it's hailed as the most prestigious academic institution in Japan. With a flawless record of placing its graduates into top universities and high-profile careers, it's seen by the public as a guaranteed path to success. But that's only part of the truth.
In reality, it's an institution built to cultivate teenagers with supernatural abilities; the Ascendants. Six metaphysical powers governed by the Thrones ruled the hidden order of the world, and ANHS trains its students to master these powers and ascend to the top among the world's elite. Each student is forced to fight, to climb, to survive-all for a single goal: to reach the summit by graduation.
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is placed in Class D, the lowest of the low. At this school where rank means everything, those who fail to rise to Class A before graduation will be "eliminated."
And beneath ANHS, there's a hidden seventh seat, unfilled...
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A/N: You can expect elements of magic, psychological tension, heated combat, and perhaps even survival, political intrigue, or existential horror-just to name a few.
If you've read Shadow Slave, you'll probably notice that the power system here feels familiar---maybe even identical. And it's not just that; several of the core concepts in this story draw clear inspiration from it.
Originally, I had planned to write a full-on Shadow Slave crossover. But due to a number of important constraints I couldn't work around, I decided instead to write this 'original story.'
It finally Happened. Welcome to ANHS, a government-sponsored paradise where the nation's best are made. But what you don't know, is that this paradise is a lie. Every action is monitored, every friendship is a potential alliance, and every class is locked in a ruthless war to be the best. However, (Y/N) is not just another student trying to survive. Among the sea of elite individuals, one of them is just like him: An escapee from the same hell that defined his upbringing, and now he is tasked to find him as his ultimate test. To succeed in his mission, he'll have to use his skills and blend in, create fulfilling friendships or maybe....even something more. In a school where everyone wears a mask, the greatest battle he'll face will be the one for his own identity.