Elemental Conjuring Room – a circular arena filled with glowing runes. Students stand in a wide ring. Master Lys, the fire instructor, floats mid-air, eyes glowing orange.
Master Lys
Today, we test raw instinct. Elemental magic doesn’t lie.
[Everyone takes a stance. A wave of energy pulses as their family sigils briefly glow on their skin.]
[Kai steps forward first.]
Kai Virell
(grinning)
Kai Virell
Let’s light it up.
[He conjures a flame dragon that flaps around wildly.]
Master Lys
Overcompensating already?
Sienna Virell
Every single time.
[Theo walks forward silently. With one gesture, his flame forms a perfect spear that floats calmly.]
Kai Virell
(whispers to Donovan)
Kai Virell
Show-off.
Donovan Hale
Jealous already?
Kai Virell
A little.
[Ivy conjures green flame shaped like blooming roses.]
Star Lumielle
Gorgeous. Dangerous. I approve.
Yuri Akagawa
She almost killed that flower last year.
Cocona Aurelian
It was a cursed rose. She did it a favor.
[ Tristan watches from the side. Donovan nudges him.]
Donovan Hale
You’re up.
Tristan Vale
[Tristan conjures a single ember that floats up and explodes into a phoenix.]
Master Lys
Nods slightly.
Kai Virell
(whispers to Sienna)
Kai Virell
He’s so cool it’s annoying.
Sienna Virell
You say that about everyone who ignores you.
Kai Virell
Exactly.
[After class, groups mingle outside under the floating lantern trees.]
Donovan Hale
You did good in there.
Tristan Vale
(shrugs)
Tristan Vale
You were watching too hard to notice anyone else.
Donovan Hale
(smirks)
Donovan Hale
Guilty.
[Kai tries to catch up to Theo, walking beside him awkwardly.]
Kai Virell
Sooo… nice phoenix.
Theo Laurent
(dryly)
Theo Laurent
That was Tristan.
Kai Virell
Oh. Well. Yours was… sharper.
Theo gives a slight side glance, not amused but not annoyed.
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