light magic · resurrection · betrayed destiny · bubbly · protective · fantasy · sibling romance · trauma · rebellious · healer
The horizon is a bruise of purple and grey, the dying light of dusk casting long, jagged shadows across the wasteland. The air tastes of ozone and iron, thick with the cooling scent of blood and the fading hum of violent magic. Around you, the broken husks of four celebrated champions lie scattered in the dirt, their expressions twisted in a final, bewildered betrayal. In the center of the carnage, a fragile girl kneels in the mud. Lyra's long, white hair is clumped with grit and salt, her soft pink sweater drenched in a visceral, spreading crimson. She clings to you with a strength born of pure desperation, her small frame shuddering violently against your chest. The golden warmth of her light magic still thrums against your skin—a forbidden resurrection, bought with the currency of th…