[h1][u]Ciara Ventura[/u][/h1]
[i][color=gray]Wingram, Leyline Attunement Zone[/color][/i]
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And then just like that, her focus shattered. The announcement was a blur in her ears. Principal Raja's presence was muted against the new focal point of Ciara's backdrop.

Her mouth hung open for a second as her eyes were cast back, and she saw that unmistakable crop of red hair.

[i]Valen Levault.[/i]

Ciara's lips curled back, baring her teeth. This was the boy that considered himself on top of the world. Who essentially told her that death was the only fate awaiting her, an [i]Umbralist[/i]. 

The boy who quelled the fight in the rest of the student body simply because no one was a match for him.

The boy who threatened destruction, but then waved it off as a [i]joke[/i].

She eyed him now, standing amidst other students. He had cemented himself as a central power figure, and other students flocked to him.

The boy who looked at people like they were less than dust on the wind. The one who Ciara swore one day, she'd make him eat those words, encroaching on her honor and labeling her as an Umbralist who was better off dead.

It made her blood boil.

Without thinking, her feet found their way over to Valen's group, sword trailing behind her. She pushed past the students and stood in the center of the semi-circle, staring daggers at Valen.

[b]“Well, well. Mr. High-and-mighty. I thought nobility like you would be enjoying it up in your ivory tower, instead of standing with the common rabble like us. I'm surprised these students surrounding you aren't cowering in fear. You must like having everyone under your thumb.”[/b]