"What in fuckify did we just witness?!"
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Luke Fern stood up slowly, wiping ash and dust off his body. His skin was marked with burns from the Hellrand Slash, and now it became obvious to him that his opponent wasn't a weak Lumina 3 first-year. He was far stronger than that.
It was normal for mutants to grow stronger over time in the Oval Academy through intense training, focus, and discipline. But the first-years hadn't even been here for more than a week, and one of them was already taking on a Spectra. That was concerning.
Drax stood on the sidelines, his expression dark as he replayed what he had just seen. Axel had delivered a powerful energy attack against his star fighter. He refused to believe a first-year could be that strong, so his mind searched for other explanations.
"There's no way he managed to penetrate the skin of an Apex with just two blasts… unless he's on an Overdrive Serum."
