Extra Demon: Sacred Academy of Light

The play performed by the third-year students along with the first-year students caused a lot of talk. The reason is that it was very realistic; the illusions and the applications that magicians can create by performing such acts are immense. Moreover, seeing it firsthand was simply shocking—blood, suffering, and the performance of the "real" people impacted the audience greatly. Given that, for most of them, seeing this type of power performed by humans can invoke fear or awe, it can be interpreted that for common people, magic is almost nonexistent, only seen in books. They know it exists but don't truly know what it's like. This could be considered one of the negative aspects of the general public: their minimal knowledge of the real world and its true dangers. It is also for this reason that the rise of such a brilliant star, without any basic knowledge, is very strange, and thus, it is rare for commoners to enter the academy...

But everything has a justified reason. Magic is dangerous—very dangerous. Just as it can take you to the top, it can also send you to the bottom of the abyss. Magic is an unpredictable path if you don't know how to control it and lack knowledge of it. Magic can corrupt people; humans are susceptible to our emotions. It is human nature to sometimes be led by emotions, but this comes at a great cost. Normally, emotions are not strong enough, but this is intensified with magic. As they say, magic responds to you, and when you let yourself be guided by emotion... you attract attention, and not the good kind...

Emotions are cursed; after all, they are linked to a demon, and not just any demon—primordial demons or demon princes—seven of them, each carrying an emotion that is the very personification of the emotion they are tied to.

When a human is taken by one of these seven emotions, whatever it may be, as long as it's intense, it calls the attention of these beings, granting them a wish... a sweet wish that will bind their soul forever, just as their appearance will be altered.

Human Djinns who signed a pact with a demon, with their souls contaminated by the magic of the demon they made the pact with. The stronger the demon's soul, the stronger your own soul will be, and thus, the stronger the contamination...

Some believe that the easiest way to solve this problem is by creating a small academy for the general public, so they can understand how terrifying it can be to possess magic and not know how to control it. Others say it's better to keep it a secret. This problem is very real because it has already happened...

In the end, an agreement was reached that, in the long run, was much more feasible: a secondary church in the heart of the empire, separate from the main one. This church has the responsibility of taking in children or young people who, by chance, awakened mana and guiding them down the right path. From these churches, occasionally, shining gems appear, which are immediately sent to the academy. One of these cases was Alexandra...

Alexandra came from a poor household of three members: her mother, her sister, and herself. Unfortunately, her father passed away on the day her younger sister died from a rare illness, leaving the family without support and in precarious conditions. Her mother, due to childbirth, couldn't move and, therefore, couldn't work, in addition to needing to feed her newborn baby. Because of this, 13-year-old Alexandra had to do something—work. The poor girl, being so young, couldn't find any kind of work. As the days went by, the situation worsened, and the little food left in the house was completely gone, leaving Alexandra desperate. Luckily, that day, some people in white robes were in her neighborhood doing charity work. Alexandra quickly approached them, receiving their food basket and happily running back home... not noticing the curious gaze on her back.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Alexandra knew that the food she received wouldn't last forever, but she was happy to see her mother and her little sister, who had stopped crying and asking for food. Curiously, the woman in white who had given her the basket of food came back the next day... hesitating, Alexandra let her into the house. The woman in the white robe looked around, and her eyes landed on the woman lying down with a baby in her arms. With a smile, she approached and extended her hands...

In Alexandra's words, she saw a green cloud emerge from the woman's palm, heading directly towards her mother. She stood there, mouth agape, seeing that strange cloud with small shining spots... it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen in her life. She didn't know what was happening, but seeing her mother's surprised expression... and watching her get up on her own, filled her with extreme happiness. Even her little sister smiled innocently...

In the following days, the woman in white continued to visit Alexandra's house without fail, always bringing a basket full of food. But for the mother, the quality kept improving—better types of meat that tasted delicious and at the same time felt a little strange to eat, as well as the fruits. As a mother, she was deeply grateful to the woman in white for saving her daughters and herself. She always asked the woman why she was helping them, but the woman just smiled and said she would understand one day.

As for Alexandra, she was always by her little sister's side, playing and taking care of her while her mother handled the house chores. But in her mind, she never forgot the glowing green smoke that came from the woman's hand. Whenever she had the chance, she secretly went to speak with the woman in white. The question was always the same: "What was that?"

The woman always smiled, and to satisfy the girl's curiosity, she would show her a spectacle that Alexandra called: "Shining Spots."

Alexandra's eyes never stopped shining as she watched, even though it was always the same. She simply couldn't look away. Whenever she asked what it was, the woman in white would always reply, "Someday, you will know."

Although slightly dissatisfied, Alexandra had no choice but to nod in agreement. Days turned into months, and the woman in white never missed a single visit. Two full years went by, and by then, Alexandra had turned fifteen. On her birthday, something happened that changed her life forever.