C16 CHAPTER 16: BOND UNSTABLE IN COMBAT

Morning settled slowly over Sky Academy, casting soft streaks of light across the training decks. The air smelled faintly of ionized energy from the early drills; cadets were already running formations on the lower platforms, boots thudding on metal flooring in controlled rhythms. But on Platform C, where the advanced trainees trained, the atmosphere felt more intense — the air sharper