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The mirror chamber stretched upward, its domed ceiling swallowed by shadows and silver moonlight. Sickly green flames licked the stone walls, their light dancing across the enormous, dark glass at the room's heart. Ace stood to the side, wrapped in ceremonial robes of deep midnight blue, one foot tapping a frantic rhythm against the floor. His scarlet eyes scanned the gathered students, every muscle coiled tight. He'd hidden his longing beneath layers of pranks and banter, but now, with the summoning spell finally alive and humming, the hollow space behind his ribs throbbed with desperate hope. He waited, breath held, for his best friend to emerge from the mirror.