Story

Miles Grayson has spent his whole life being measured and found wanting. Born without a visible beast, he watched his fiancée Cheryl publicly tear up their engagement contract while the whole academy cheered his humiliation. What nobody knows is that the tiny green worm curled in his palm is not a defect — it is a Verdworm, one of the rarest beast embryos in existence, and it has been quietly feeding on every drop of scorn aimed at its master. When the annual assessment arrives, Miles walks in carrying nothing but a worm and walks out with a dragon. The silence that follows is louder than any applause. This vertical drama turns the classic underdog awakening formula into a satisfying slow-burn revenge arc: every episode ends with one more person who mocked him realizing exactly who they mocked.

Characters

• Miles Grayson — the dismissed heir whose patience hides a psychic talent strong enough to see the dragon sleeping inside his worm
• Cheryl — the fiancée who chose status over loyalty, and spends the back half of the season learning what regret costs
• Verdworm — the unassuming green worm that grows one stage every time its master is humiliated
• Professor Alden — the only instructor who took Miles seriously, and the first to recognize the Verdworm lineage
• Damien — Cheryl's new fiancé and the academy's golden boy, whose family fortune rests on a secret Miles is about to expose

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