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Legacy isn't inherited. It's earned.

And in a world still recovering from war, everyone wants a symbol.

Aurelia Ayana Rosier never asked to be a legacy. But when her mentor-Cassie Rosser, America's strongest hero-dies alone over Japanese airspace in a suicide mission that shifts the tide of the Final War, the world starts watching Aurelia like she's the one holding the torch.

And maybe she is.

She's been ranked #1 at Lux Academy for two years running. They call her Pulse Point. Tactical prodigy. Weaponized light. A successor forged in grief and pressure. But brilliance comes at a cost-and Aurelia's is precision under emotional lockdown, power without pause, and the weight of a legacy she didn't choose.

Now, she's standing at the heart of the Halcyon Gala-the one-year anniversary of an Accord built not on heroism, but international guilt. Forty-two nations gather under glass to make speeches and shake hands... and to announce a controversial Hero Exchange that will send top-ranked students across borders.

And Aurelia? She's their first draft pick.

Japan offers her a choice. U.A. offers her the challenge she's been starving for.

And standing at the center of that battlefield is the one person who might actually be able to keep up:

Katsuki Bakugo.

Still infamous. Still unmatched. Still ranked top in Japan-and breathing proof that recovery doesn't mean retreat. They call him Ground Zero. Rebuilt from battlefield scars, dragging death and redemption in his wake. He doesn't flinch. Doesn't forgive. And definitely doesn't back down.
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