Dweia

There is an unseen side to this world. A world beneath the one we know, aptly named the Hidden World. A world filled with magic and the mystical. 

Beneath layers of rock and stone, of dirt and dust, the Hidden World is where magic and the magicians thrive. The mundane world, untouched by magic and the arcane, was of no interest to them, up until a disaster that took place fifteen years ago, revealing the hidden truth to humanity.

Now, the mundane world is slowly adjusting to the existence of magic and the otherworldly as wildmagic runs rampant, threatening to kill and destroy. Magic schools have opened up, and children are encouraged to learn magic.

Two students enrol at Fawn's Magic Academy – two people who don’t seem ordinary at all.

Iris Yotsura, heir to the most powerful of the Three Clans, has little magic if any. Her father, the Master of the clan, has sent her to a prestigious magic academy in the mundane world, hoping a new method to unlock her powers could be discovered in this once-useless place.

And as her guardian, Aether Yotsura is chosen. Regarded as nothing more than a worthless servant to the Yotsura clan by the uninitiated, he accompanies her in this journey to the mundane world. Though his presence is not enough to stop the attempts at Iris’ life, his sense of duty will not allow him to fail, no matter what.

Bound to the Yotsura clan by an oath of blood, and his powers under lock and key, Aether must do his best with this limited form to protect Iris as well as the school itself.
And wait.

Wait for the opportunity to break free of the chains that bind him.

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Be advised that the Protagonist is rather powerful. If you really dislike OP protagonists, this might not be for you. 
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This is my submission for the 2021 Webnovel Spirity Awards.

The Prodigy of the Hidden World

The man leaned back on his couch and took a sip out of his liquor. He rolled the glass in his palm, swirling the amber liquid within. The distant hum of a far away plane was all that broke the seemingly endless silence.


How long had it been since Aether had found himself here again? An hour? More, perhaps? Every single attempt he made to control his astral body put an immense strain on his mind. Every time he wanted to distance himself from the dream, he felt the man's power caging him in.


"Are you not tired yet?" His gentle voice startled Aether. "You've been struggling all this time." His lips curled up with a faint smile. "But then again, I am sure there is nothing more you want than returning to your own body."


If he could, Aether would be clenching his fists right now. 


"Alright, I'll let you leave." The man chuckled, "But not before you tell me where you really are." 


A Gap in Memory (1)