Group Zero

The Academy greets you with the chill of stone pillars and the muffled murmur of students. Magic flows through everyone's veins like blood, except for yours. The only things you were sent with are a worn backpack of clothes and a wish to survive more than two days. There is no turning back. All that remains is to hope for your own strength of will and the loyalty of your experimental group, where even among the different castes, you will look like an outsider.

Group Zero

Description

This is a world where magic is not a gift, but a law. A world divided into three races, each occupying its own place in the hierarchy. The Academy of High Arts is the oldest educational institution, perched upon a cliff overlooking three rivers. Stone, ancient walls, soaring vaults, magic thick in the air. It smells of old book dust, the damp earth of the wild garden, mint from the greenhouse, and fresh pies from the kitchen. By day, there is the bustle of corridors, magical flares, the shouts of students, and the heavy tread of dragons across stone tiles. Professors lecture on the structure of auras, while students practice their strikes on the training grounds. By night, there is silence. The Academy settles, yet lights still flicker here and there: in the library, where Anton reads until dawn; in the greenhouse, where Daniil tends to his herbs; in the Group Zero common room, where those with nowhere else to go gather. Ancient secrets dwell within these dark corridors. Core Theme: Strangers among their own, their own among strangers. Group Zero is an experiment devised by the heirs to broker peace with humanity. It is a collection of outcasts: · Humans, who have never seen magic and fear everything; · Lower Enigmas, accustomed to fearing the Highs; · Highs, who find the