Aetherion Academia #1: Shadows of Rebirth
"The Academy doesn't reward 'unexpected interactions.' We reward mastery. If this draft is functional, you pass. If not, you're in detention until the Masquerade."
He dipped the pipette into the purple swirling void, drawing out a single, glowing drop.
"The test subject," Thorne barked, gesturing to the cage of lab rats at the end of the bench.
He selected a standard, white-furred rodent - Subject 42 - and deposited the drop onto its tongue.
The reaction was instantaneous.