Magical Industry Part 1: Red in Blue
In a world driven by the twin forces of mana and machinery, where ancient bloodlines and magical aristocracy rule with gilded grace, “Red in Blue” begins the saga of a quiet storm rising beneath the calm of civilization. The story takes place in the heart of the Elynthian Monarchy, a society where status is defined not by merit, but by one’s magical pedigree—and where those born without mana are invisible, expendable, or enslaved by circumstance.
Amidst this backdrop, we follow Mina Meijer, a young Null born without magic but harboring a sharp mind and dangerous clarity. Her journey begins not as a hero, but as a discarded noble—stripped of name, power, and voice. Alongside her travels with Ashe, an illusionist with rare potential, and other outcasts drawn into a grander scheme, Mina unravels the rot at the heart of the monarchy. What begins as survival becomes transformation, and what starts as silence becomes insurgency.
Beneath cloaks of duty and ritual lies the whisper of rebellion. The elite hide histories soaked in blood and sealed by spellcraft. A mysterious masked figure from the past—Theseus Alistor, a Null like Mina—emerges, not as a savior, but as a warning: that revolution is not a blaze, but a spark in the wrong place at the right time.
“Red in Blue” explores the moral cost of justice, the slow poison of complacency, and the burning need to reclaim identity in a world that commodifies power. Inspired by the duality of José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
