F-Rank Tamer, S-Rank Monster

Synopsis

<p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">In F-Rank Tamer, S-Rank Monster, Evan Cole arrives at the Awakening Ceremony with his mother’s last gift: an unidentified beast egg. It looks cracked and worn next to the others, but Evan believes it’s worth keeping. When Carter Vale drops it, the shell shatters, revealing a tiny queen ant. The elites laugh at her, but Evan won’t trade her for another beast.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">The blood pact reveals what no one else can see. Alia is an S-rank Hive Queen capable of devouring all kinds of beasts. She’s still too small to show what she can do, until Evan watches her grow after eating the last of his food. If meat makes her stronger, he knows where to find more. The two head into the wilderness for three days of hunting.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">At the Academy Trial, Evan kills an S-rank mutant and takes first place. His win catches the attention of the Upper City elites, who are determined to tear him down. Can Evan fend them off and save the cities from ruin, or will Alia’s growing power become more than he can control?</p> <h4 style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Characters</h4> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Evan Cole</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Evan Cole grew up in the Lower City slums. After his mother dies, he vows to protect the legacy she left him and give his family a better life. He sticks with Alia even when everyone tells him to give her up.</p> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Maya Reyes</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Maya Reyes is Evan’s childhood sweetheart from the Upper City. She’s bonded to an A-rank Icewing Dragon and stands by Evan when others write him off. When he’s stopped at the entrance to the Academy Trial, she finds a way to get him in.</p> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Carter Vale</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Carter Vale is a spoiled young master from the Upper City and one of Evan’s first opponents. He tries to humiliate Evan in front of his peers, convinced he’s an easy target. He doesn’t realize how badly he’s underestimated him.</p>