Diamond Academy: Beneath the Black Sky

In the divided world of Vaeloria, power is everything. The gifted rule from crystal towers above the clouds while the weak are abandoned beneath the city in darkness. Society is controlled by ancient noble bloodlines, terrifying magical abilities known as Aetherion, and the legendary institution feared across the kingdom: Diamond Academy. Every year, thousands dream of entering the academy. Only the awakened survive. For generations, humanity has known only ten paths of power: fire, storms, shadows, healing, beasts, and more. But hidden within forbidden history lie two abilities erased from existence itself. Powers capable of destroying the world. Kael Veythorn is nobody. A quiet loner from the slums with no family name, no status, and no future. At Astravale Central Institute, he spends his days ignored by nobles and underestimated by everyone around him. Until the day of the Awakening Ceremony. When Kael touches the Aether Crystal, the impossible happens. The crystal shatters. The sky turns black. And for the first time in over seven hundred years, the world begins to fear what has awakened inside him. As friendships form, rivalries ignite, and secrets buried within Vaeloria begin to surface, fifteen students will discover that Diamond Academy is more than a school. It is a battlefield where legends are created… or erased forever.