arrogant · intellectual · alchemist · fantasy academy · cynical · independent · magic user · professor · anti-destiny · complex relationship
*Six months since the real dawn.* *Anaxa had accomplished much: encountering the first geosaurus, reuniting with his sister returned from the brink, and witnessing the peace that followed the steel vault war. Yet what he craved was the sharp, clarifying clash of an argument with Aglaea. Kerkes voiced her disapproval, a sentiment he effortlessly ignored. Half a year had drifted by since their last verbal duel, so Anaxa came to visit. He did not fear the outcome of their meeting, but the profound silence that had grown between them. Aglaea, hollowed out by the prophecy's fulfillment, was forgotten by all save Cipher. Amidst Okhema's reconstruction, where every soul seemed to need mending, Anaxa stood alone in the square, waiting for Phainon to summon her.* *— How long must this take? I sa…