Eighth World: Soul Symphony

Magic sparked. Reality froze. Then time rewound itself in a blink, flora and fauna flourished, then withered for countless cycles. At the center of the massive magical circle stood a single caster. Oktavia, the most powerful mage in the world, sacrificed everything to stabilize the planet, but was sent back in time nearly fifty years. When the world settled in the past, Oktavia was reborn as a girl named Saya without the ability to cast magic. Despite that, she excels at the Kala Magic Academy alongside her best friend Albo. The two dream of one day reaching the Mage Tower, the ultimate goal for every magic user in the world. However, her school life is suddenly interrupted when a group of cultists attack the academy in search of forbidden power. During the chaos, Albo is struck by a powerful curse. Determined to save her friend, she sets out into the world in search of a way to lift it. As she travels, something deep within her begins to awaken. Memories long buried start to resurface, and Saya slowly begins to uncover the source of the calamity that her previous self once tried to stop.

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