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Kiria
It was a common dream—at least, versions of it were. Big tropical leaves and rocky trails opened up to a place where she could see an open field far below where people practiced their powers like magicians. The colors were rich, like the colors of a storybook. A dark-haired girl shot light from her hands. The ground seemed to move with sparring partners and the air was alive with people flying. Everyone wore black.
This was the Tanyuin Academy as she’d imagined it as a girl.
At the edge of the huge clearing stood a magnificent castle, its size distorted to be both near and far at once. Mysterious caves and rivers and monsters prowled the forests around it, but the warriors were not afraid. No, they were too powerful. A boy shapeshifted into a bear as he faced off against his o
