Cole regardait dans l'amusement que la paire qui venait de terminer leur bataille allait s'asseoir ensemble. Comment étaient-ils soudain amis après avoir essayé de se battre à la pulpe? Surtout quand ils avaient l'air de se détester l'un l'autre il y a quelques minutes. Honnêtement, certaines personnes se sont liées aux choses les plus étranges. Sa tête tourna alors autour pour regarder le professeur Jacob quand il entendit son nom être appelé. Il ne savait pas quand s'attendre à son tour, mais cela devait arriver un jour. Il s'est levé calmement de son siège et a fait son chemin en passant devant les étudiants qui semblaient apprécier le spectacle. D'après ce qui s'était passé lors du premier combat, les enseignants semblaient compétents pour garder les élèves en vie. Avec ce fait à l'esprit, il a décidé de faire de son mieux.
Il était également curieux de la mention qu'il y avait une raison pour les appariements choisis, et a commencé à s'interroger sur l'ensemble de compétences de ce 'Lain', considérant le sien. Elle s'est avérée être une fille qu'il n'avait pas remarquée auparavant, et n'a mis un visage au nom que lorsque la fille aux cheveux verts, maintenant tenant une collation, lui a offert quelques mots d'encouragement. Il a hurlé comme un geste de remerciement aux deux étudiants qui avaient souhaité la chance à tous les deux et les a encouragés avant d'entrer dans l'arène.
Name: Cole Ryder
Age: 16
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Power: Anatomical beast-like transformation that comes with strong, razor-sharp claws and teeth, as well as enhanced speed and agility. His transformation is not triggered by emotion, and does not involve a significant increase in his overall size. He also has heightened senses of hearing and smell, which are passive abilities that are present even when he is not in his beast form.

Cole can only stay in his beast form within a limited timespan before he is unable to think rationally. For the first ten seconds after he decides to transform, he will lash out at any immediate threat. He will then be in full control of his actions for the next five minutes before the animalistic instinct of the beast gradually starts to creep in. After ten minutes, his mind will be completely taken over by bloodlust, and he will need to be temporarily incapacitated (by tranquilizing or otherwise) for him to return to his normal form. He is able to deliberately revert back to his normal form only before the ten-minute mark.

Background: Cole was born into a wealthy family with his parents being well-known business figures. Growing up, he had never shown signs of having any superhuman abilities, until one unfortunate night when he was snatched off of the street by a couple of abductors who presumably planned on demanding a ransom from his well-to-do parents. That was when Cole's ability activated for the very first time. The released beast of the previously struggling teenager lashed out at the stunned and terrified captors, ripping out their throats before Cole reverted back to his human form.
Coming to a realization of what he was and what he had done, he fled the scene and never returned home either, not knowing how to face his family. The traumatized teenage boy was then found in his blood-stained clothes, aimlessly wandering the streets soon after, and brought to the Haven where he did not have to be afraid of being ostracized or judged for his abilities.