Seventeen-year-old Krystellia Intiziyo has a secret: all the power in the world is at her disposal. The only ones who know are her family, her Village's Nobleman, and Anastasia-her best friend. In a world where everyone has one power and a heightened sense, the magnitude of Krys's power threatens the hierarchy. And when the hierarchy is endangered, they eliminate their enemies. To protect herself, she hides her true strength. Krys has lived her life in the shadows, careful to stay out of the spotlight. To stay alive, she wants to keep it that way. That is by attending the Vocational Academy and moving with Anastasia to a mid-rate Village where no one will look twice at her. Her plan unravels when Anastasia fails the entrance exam. Krys is thrust into the deadly talons of the Academy alone and finds herself at the topmost rank of a dangerous competition. The prize? A life of unimaginable wealth. As the most formidable competitor, a target is placed on her back by students who are at each other's throats for ranks. They want her gone, dead. The Academy becomes a merciless game that toys with her secret and her life. Before she knows it, the competition throws Krys into the heart of the hierarchy she so desperately wanted to avoid. As death lurks at every corner, Krys's secret is in more danger than ever before. Amid it all, her stony heart begins to soften in the clutches of unlikely friends: a family toss-out, a wealthy idealist, and an impoverished trio with a mysterious past. Krys must fight against her own feelings and prepare to sacrifice everything to protect her secret. But as the kingdom watches, even cheating, deceiving, and manipulating may not be enough to save her.