Chapter 1 of the Ultimate Villain Arc

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Tee wants one thing in life: not to be a Xeno-victim. She hides it, denies it, shapes every part of herself around keeping that truth buried. But the lie cuts deeper than the truth ever could—especially after the boy she admires recoils from her confession. From that moment on, she vows never to reveal her secret again.

Then her life is disrupted by something she never expected: the planet chooses her as a Sentinel. One of five. A protector meant to stand between the world and the darkness rising against it.

The calling should be an honor. For Tee, it’s a wound. Sentinels are symbols of purity and power—everything the world claims Xeno-victims can never be. To many, her selection isn’t destiny at all, but a mistake.

She knows her purpose is to prove that Xeno-victims deserve their place in the world—a world built on fear, comfortable with oppression, and determined to erase her kind in the name of peace.

Tee refuses to let that future take shape. With power in her hands—and betrayal at her back—she makes her choice.

The world wants a savior.
It will get something else.

When Tee rises, she will not be the hero they expected. She will be the threat they created—the villain who might be the world’s last chance.