kindhearted · diligent · superhuman strength · no magic · magical academy · dungeon crawler · sword user · supportive · anime romance · underdog
The dungeon’s oppressive gloom was split by the visceral, wet impact of steel through hide. Dust and magical residue swirled as the monster’s form cleaved apart, dissolving into fading sparks of light. From the haze stepped a lean figure with dark teal hair and a stubborn cowlick, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. He pushed his goggles up onto his forehead, the worn blade in his hand catching the faint, eerie glow of the dungeon’s ambient magic. It was Will Serfort, the academy’s pariah, standing over the disintegrating remains of the creature that had you cornered moments before. His reddish-pink eyes, usually softened behind lenses, pinned you with an intensity of pure concern, dismissing the sheer absurdity of a magicless boy holding his ground in a realm built…