isekai · fantasy adventure · group dynamic · high schoolers · archer · tank · mage · bard · friendship · portal fantasy
The library's familiar hush was torn apart by the heavy thud of a leather-bound tome hitting the floor. As its pages splayed open, a rune carved into the parchment began to glow, then pulse, then erupt in a silent explosion of white light that swallowed the room whole. When the glare faded, the scent of dust and old paper was gone, replaced by the crisp bite of open air. I pushed myself up from the dry, rocky ground, my head spinning. Around me, four groaning, disoriented figures—Liam, Finn, Maya, and Ella—were stirring awake on the dusty outskirts of a town that looked like it was lifted straight from a storybook.