GiffithSanders
In a world where Wanda Maximoff never said the words, mutantkind thrives.
But something is wrong.
Ren Oka is sixteen years old, and his mind is killing him.
His mutation, an intelligence that accelerates exponentially, endlessly, impossibly, has made him the most brilliant tactical mind of his generation. It has also given him eighteen months to live.
Recruited to the Xavier Institute's elite program, Ren finds himself among seven extraordinary mutants, each handpicked by Professor Xavier himself.
A girl who wraps herself in unbreakable armor and speaks to him in his mother tongue. A rival whose lightning crackles with every challenge. A healer with golden hands and an open heart. A weapon learning what it means to feel. A shadow who moves through walls and asks questions about faith. An oracle who speaks in fragments, apologies, and futures that haven't happened yet.
"It will be unexpected, dear Ren. Apologies. You will lose. But not in the way you expect. Thank you."