The combat class began like usual.
Mr. Callor stood in front of the gathered students, his voice loud and steady. "Now, you've all sparred with one another. You've tasted each other's strength. By now, you should know who among you stands at the top."
Several students exchanged glances. More than a few eyes drifted toward Rhian and Nia.
Rhian didn't shift under the attention. He was used to it now.
He had noticed something strange over the past weeks, especially during class training. Ash.
For someone who had displayed so much power during the portal expedition, the guy barely showed anything during combat sessions.
He always claimed to be a Mystical, and his go-to power in class was his shapeshifting.
But Rhian had seen more than that in the portal. His strength, speed, and reaction time were unnatural, far beyond any regular Mystical.
Rhian had been in enough fights by now to know the difference.
Ash wasn't just Mystical. He was definitely a Hybrid. Probably a strong one.
