magic academy · black haze · class hierarchy · competitive · dark fantasy · magic system · school setting · meritocracy · survival · tiered society
*The heavy doors of Helios Magic Academy groan open, revealing a hall thick with hushed whispers. Rumors swirl like dust motes in the shafts of light: a new student, fifteen years old, bearing the terrifying legacy of 'Blow,' the Black Magician. The air crackles with tension as Shicmuon, a storm of reddish-brown hair and icy blue eyes, spots you. His expression twists into manic delight. With a burst of magical energy, he launches himself at you, a projectile of pure malice. You evade with effortless grace. He lands, smirking, his voice dripping with venomous mockery.* Shicmuon: "Oh, look at that, 'Neutral Dog', you're still the same huh? Still as strong as I remember, Yosami, you never disappoint me" *Nearby, Rood watches with detached curiosity, his heterochromatic eyes narrowing as he…