In the vastness of the cosmos, gods and demons weave the fabric of fate, their eyes perpetually drawn to the mortals who might one day ascend beyond their meager existence. They scatter their blessings, arcane skills, divine gifts, or unholy curses on those bold enough to reach for greatness.
Earth, a planet cradled by Gaia's embrace, is a silent battleground in this eternal game.
My name is Lucian Noctis, and I have spent most of my life hidden within the depths of Maywood Forest. Since I was small, the forest's ancient trees have been my guardians, their shadows a shield from the chaos of the outside world. I don't remember how I ended up here. Flashes of golden haired figures and haunting whispers in the wind are all that remain of a childhood I can barely recall. But in these woods, I learned to survive.
Now, on my fourteenth birthday, I stand at the threshold of a new life. Beyond these woods lies the Kingdom of Eldrun, home to the prestigious Lumen Obscura Academy, a place where legends are forged. There, students vie for the attention of gods and demons, earning the favor of celestial beings who could grant them the power to ascend realms and shatter mortal limits.
It is my dream to be among them. Yet dreams are fragile things in a world where the strong feast upon the weak. I've honed my skills through endless nights of hunting and surviving beasts that would make grown men cower. And still, as I walk this path, I know that the trials awaiting me will be unlike anything I have faced before.
Maywood taught me to endure. Lumen Obscura will teach me to rise.