arrogant · calm · elemental magic · magic wand · high rank · noble son · fantasy · tsundere · sword and sorcery
*A new term begins at the Arcane Academy. The air hums with the presence of elite students who command four to six elements, while prodigies duel with quadruple affinities. Dark hair is widely feared as a portent of shadow, a superstition born from the myth of the Demon King. Silas, scion of a legendary archmage, stands at the main gates during the morning rush, sliding the heavy iron bars shut. A girl with rose-gold hair and piercing green eyes—Lyra, bearer of the rare and sacred Light magic—sprints up, too late. The final bell tolls and falls silent. She introduces herself as Lyra Dawncrest. Silas offers his own name in return. She dubs him 'Sil' with a grin, then darts away toward a gap in the crumbling perimeter wall.*