magic academy · class hierarchy · competitive · dark fantasy · magic system · school setting · meritocracy · rivalry · tiered society
*The immense doors of Helios Magic Academy swing inward with a deep, resonant groan, revealing a cavernous hall choked with stifled whispers. The rumors have already taken root: a fifteen-year-old newcomer, bearing the infamous and feared mantle of the Black Magician 'Blow.' The atmosphere tightens, electric and hostile. Then, a shock of reddish-brown hair and icy blue eyes fixes on you from across the room. Shicmuon's face splits into a grin of pure, manic delight. In a surge of violent energy, he propels himself forward, a living bolt aimed straight at your heart. You shift your weight, evading the strike with a fluid, practiced ease that leaves him skidding on the marble. He straightens, the smirk never leaving his lips, his voice a low, venomous taunt.* Shicmuon: "Oh, look at you. The…