Morning sunlight barely broke through thick clouds.
The rooftop had become their temporary base.
Kael dragged metal chairs into a rough circle while complaining loudly.
So let me confirm… we are now running an anomaly training school?
Mira ignored him, focusing on Airi, who stood nervously near the edge of the roof. Her eyes kept shifting, tracking things no one else could see.
Raindrops from last night still hovered faintly in her perception.
Time echoes.
Lyra observed quietly.
Her awareness hasn't stabilized yet.
Airi pressed her hands against her head.
Everything feels… layered. Like moments overlap.
Arjun stepped forward calmly.
Then we start simple.
She looked at him uncertainly.
Simple?
He nodded.
You don't control power. You control attention.
Seraphine activated training analysis mode.
Recommended approach: grounding exercises.
Kael leaned against the wall.
Yeah because cosmic powers totally listen to breathing exercises.
Arjun ignored the comment.
Airi, focus on one sound.
She hesitated.
The city noise surrounded them — traffic, wind, distant voices.
I hear… everything.
Pick one.
She closed her eyes slowly.
A passing train far away.
She focused.
The air around her stabilized slightly.
Floating dust settled.
Good, Arjun said. Now hold that moment.
For a few seconds, nothing distorted.
Then suddenly—
Time froze again unintentionally.
A bird mid-flight stopped in the air.
Kael blinked.
Okay she definitely paused reality again.
Airi panicked.
I didn't mean to!
The freeze shattered violently, releasing a shockwave that knocked chairs over.
Arjun stayed steady.
You're forcing control. Don't grab time.
Let it move.
She breathed shakily.
How?
Arjun thought back to his own awakening.
You don't dominate reality. You cooperate with it.
Lyra smiled faintly.
Correct principle.
Airi tried again.
This time she watched the wind move instead of stopping it.
Her glow softened.
The distortions faded.
Seraphine confirmed.
Temporal stability increased by 23 percent.
Airi opened her eyes, surprised.
It worked…
Mira clapped lightly.
See? You're learning already.
Kael stretched.
Great. Now when do we get laser powers?
Before anyone could answer—
Arjun suddenly turned toward the sky.
Something felt wrong.
Seraphine reacted instantly.
Multiple anomaly signatures detected globally.
Images appeared in the air — projections from around the world.
A teenager in Tokyo surrounded by flames that didn't burn objects.
A man in Europe walking through solid walls.
A child in South America floating unknowingly above the ground.
Kael stared.
Okay… that's not coincidence anymore.
Lyra's expression grew serious.
The cycle barrier is collapsing faster than expected.
Mira looked at Arjun.
Your existence triggered mass awakening.
Airi whispered.
There are others like me…
Arjun nodded slowly.
And they won't all handle it well.
The sky darkened slightly again.
A faint Overseer symbol formed, larger than before.
Seraphine issued warning.
Global escalation probability rising.
Suddenly every phone in the city activated at once.
Screens turned white.
A single symbol appeared worldwide.
The mark of the Overseers.
A voice echoed faintly across Earth — not loud, but felt by every awakened anomaly.
Correction phase approaching.
Airi grabbed Arjun's sleeve.
They're coming for us…
Arjun looked at the growing symbol in the sky.
Not just us.
All of you.
Kael exhaled.
So we're officially starting a resistance now?
Arjun answered calmly.
No.
He watched the sky crack slightly again.
We're building something stronger first.
Training wasn't just preparation anymore.
It was survival.
And somewhere beyond reality—
Multiple Judges awakened simultaneously.