Nasia, a magic-less young witch, enters Yeliara Academy in hopes of obtaining her magic essence. She races against time to get her magic or else she's dying. But what happens when the secrets surrounding her magical abilities start unravelling?
In the land of Ikrovar, magic is everything. Nasia, a magic-less witch born from a pureblooded witch, dreams of entering Yeliara Academy. So, when she learns that Yeliara is opening its doors to new witches, she hops on the nearest train with her friend, Xena, and takes the hardest entrance exam. Being magic-less never guaranteed her a spot in the academy. However, receiving a letter embossed with the Y logo of the school, hope blossoms in her heart. Maybe, just maybe, Yeliara offers a solution to her biggest problem.
Stepping into the halls of her dream academy, she has steeled herself to do her utmost best. Although she was magic-less, her training back home was never less than the prodigious witches in their town. Her mother made sure she was knowledgeable enough of the theories and history of magic and witches. But theories and history will never be enough for her. In a land that treats magic as the highest form of self, identity, and expression, she will never amount to anything if she remains a magic-less witch. Oh, and how could she forget! One of the lessons with her mother told her that witches receive their magic essence before the age of fifteen. She is now fourteen, barely a year away from turning fifteen. She's dying. She'll die unless she receives her magic essence. She's dying and her mother's nowhere to be found! How can a magic-less witch find her mother and survive her oncoming death?
Yeliara's halls start feeling small, her worries about not having magic seem trivial against all the secrets being uncovered. She only ever wanted to be a true witch. But, if having magic suddenly becomes a burden, is it better to be a magic-less witch?
Since she was a little girl, Velvet has been reading stories about great wizards and witches of Rumerra's past, wishing every night to wake up one day and be blessed with the affinity for magic herself. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against her. Both her parents had no magic and thus the chances of her developing it are slim at best. But the gods of fate smile upon her one day when she receives her mark of light, thus becoming a light witch.
Acquiring magic is only the first step, however. After this comes the grueling and life-long task of mastering it. We accompany the young witch as she sets out on a journey of self-discovery, full of magic and wonder - or so she thought.
Velvet quickly starts realizing that the world of Rumerra is not like the worlds she got to know in her stories at all. Compared to her hometown of Simula, Rumerra at large is vast and unforgiving. From the frigid tundra of the Frozen North to the craggy hills of Eldrasit, and the vast forests of the elven lands, Velvet encounters mercenaries, dragons, and a vast array of other creatures, all of which seem eager to demonstrate that the world is far more cruel and unforgiving than she thought. Good and evil are not so easily told apart, not everyone is to be trusted, friends can die and a happy ending is all but guaranteed.
Will Velvet be able to find her place in such a world? Can she become the hero she admired in her storybooks and pass on her knowledge of magic to others as she always wanted? Or will the cruel reality shatter her illusion and bring the girl to her knees?