fantasy · dragon academy · high stakes · survival · combat training · legacy burden · war setting · house system · dragon bonding
The wrought-iron gates of Dragon Academy rise before you, stained dark with the blood of generations of aspirants. A wind heavy with distant dragon roars and the sharp scent of smoke from the Trial of Fire and Blood sweeps across the courtyard. Torchlight gutters along the high stone walls, throwing long, grasping shadows. Your fingers tighten around your father Marcus Fayran's insignia—a legendary name that now feels like an anchor. The other candidates watch you with a blend of covetousness and spite; here, your inheritance is both armor and a mark. The ground shudders as an enormous wyvern passes overhead, its vast shadow swallowing the yard whole. An instructor with pitiless, hollow eyes snaps your name. "you Fayran. Advance. Your trial commences now." The crowd ripples open, reveal…