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* DeathOfAChild: Sawyer [[spoiler: kills Hugo after a YouHaveFailedMe moment.]] Des, being a FrankensteinsMonster, raises implications as well. Her body parts had to come from somewhere.
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* HealItWithBlood: BloodMagic, unlike regular HealingHands, can heal the ViralTransformation of a zombie bite. However, it requires a fair amount of the spellcaster's blood to draw the ritual circle and leaves the patient with both an ImpaledPalm and a messy exit wound from expelling the infection.
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* MagicPotion: {{Alchem|yIsMagic}}ical potions can produce a wide range of magical effects, and are a popular option for mages to have pre-prepared spells on hand. However, they work by reacting with the drinker's own magic, so they're ineffective or outright toxic for {{Muggles}}.
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Eternal beings from Hell, also known as the Void. On a surface glance, the Void is anything but. Domains provide anything a demon could ever want. It creates the opposite problem. There's nothing to work for. Nothing to live for. And yet, dying leads to something much worse. [[spoiler: A demon's death sends them to a place that lives up to the name until they can claw their way back to their domain.]]
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Eternal beings from Hell, also known as the Void. On a surface glance, the Void is anything but. Domains provide anything a demon could ever want. It creates the opposite problem. There's nothing to work for. Nothing to live for. And yet, dying leads to something much worse. [[spoiler: A demon's death sends them to a place that lives up to the name until they can claw their way back to their domain.]]]] This results in frequently summoned demons mostly being jaded, psychopathic and somewhat insane, the less summoned ones tend to be pleasanter but even stranger and starved for any sort of new experience.
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* AlienBlood: Demon blood is explicitly stated to be black. [[spoiler:When the Enigmas show up, their purple blood is an early sign that something is seriously amiss.]]
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* AlienBlood: Demon blood is explicitly stated to be black. black and serves as an exceptionally powerful reagent for BloodMagic. [[spoiler:When the Enigmas show up, start arriving through {{Summoning Ritual}}s in place of demons, their purple blood is an early sign that something is seriously amiss.]]
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* BlankWhiteVoid: Zoe's teleportation magic creates a shortcut through an infinite, featureless, frigid, dead-white expanse of nothing. Everyone but her finds the experience incredibly unsettling, such that Eva prefers a teleport spell that [[BodyHorror messily]] catapults her through {{Hell}}.
* DemonOfHumanOrigin:
** Arachne claims that the classical Greek myth about her is true, although other parties suggest that her transformation into a demon was caused by mortal mages rather than Athena.
** Eva's treatments from Devon are designed to cause a SlowTransformation into a demon. [[spoiler:As yet, they grant her several demonic abilities, and the transformation is at a point that she doesn't die like a human but isn't pulled back into Void when killed like a demon, leaving her soul to find its own way back to her body.]]
** Arachne claims that the classical Greek myth about her is true, although other parties suggest that her transformation into a demon was caused by mortal mages rather than Athena.
** Eva's treatments from Devon are designed to cause a SlowTransformation into a demon. [[spoiler:As yet, they grant her several demonic abilities, and the transformation is at a point that she doesn't die like a human but isn't pulled back into Void when killed like a demon, leaving her soul to find its own way back to her body.]]
* Familiar: Demons can enter binding contracts with mortals as "familiars", although the examples seen are closer to PowersViaPossession with the demon as a passive source of magic.
* ForScience: Devon conducts his experiment to transform a human into a demon for the sheer ambition of the goal, without any thought for the ethics of using children as test subjects.
* ItAmusedMe: Zagan's only motivation, since he experiences boredom on the sort of cosmic scale that only a vastly powerful TimeAbyss RealityWarper can begin to appreciate. [[spoiler:When Juliana has the [[RefugeInAudacity audacity]] to offer to take him as a {{Familiar}}, he warns her in no uncertain terms what he'll do to her if she ever stops amusing him.]]
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* PowersViaPossession: A familiar contract with a demon will allow it to ride side-saddle in a mage's mind and confer these.
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* PowersViaPossession: PowersViaPossession:
** A familiar contract with a demon will allow it to ride side-saddle in a mage's mind and conferthese.these.
** [[spoiler:Inverted when Shalise and Prax mess up their contract: Prax gets control of Shalise's body, while Shalise's captive consciousness gets control of Prax's powers.]]
** A familiar contract with a demon will allow it to ride side-saddle in a mage's mind and confer
** [[spoiler:Inverted when Shalise and Prax mess up their contract: Prax gets control of Shalise's body, while Shalise's captive consciousness gets control of Prax's powers.]]
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* UnEqualRites:
** Rune magic is seen as archaic and outdated and is no longer taught in magical schools, even though it's a BoringButPractical option for easy semi-permanent enchantments. Eva does a lively trade in selling useful runes that nobody else knows how to make.
** BloodMagic and [[SummoningRitual demon summoning]] are held in low regard as TheDarkArts, with one theorist saying that only the most depraved can become blood mages. While they're not intrinsically evil, an amoral practitioner can get a lot more mileage out of them than someone who respects life and sanctity of mind.
** Rune magic is seen as archaic and outdated and is no longer taught in magical schools, even though it's a BoringButPractical option for easy semi-permanent enchantments. Eva does a lively trade in selling useful runes that nobody else knows how to make.
** BloodMagic and [[SummoningRitual demon summoning]] are held in low regard as TheDarkArts, with one theorist saying that only the most depraved can become blood mages. While they're not intrinsically evil, an amoral practitioner can get a lot more mileage out of them than someone who respects life and sanctity of mind.
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* WhenDimensionsCollide: [[spoiler:The new demon-fused Enigma breeds pull a small piece of Hell into the physical world when they're killed, presumably to advance Life's plan to drag Void into the world.]]
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* BloodMagic: Eva's preferred method of fighting.
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* BloodKnight: BlackAndWhiteInsanity: The Elysium Order takes a violently dim view of those who appear to sympathize with their enemies. One of their own novices is on the hook for [[spoiler:cooperating with Eva during a ''team-based'' school competition]].
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** {{Retired|Badass}} MagicKnight Genoa's severe misgivings about the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil demon]] Arachne are outweighed by how much she loves having a sparring partner she can go all-out against.
** [[HunterOfMonsters Demon Hunters]] Clement and Gertrude effectively treat their pastime as HuntingTheMostDangerousGame and have absolutely no qualms about due process, [[WouldHurtAChild underage casualties]], or collateral damage, right up to [[spoiler:firing magical heavy artillery into a school]].
* BloodMagic: Eva's preferred method of fighting. Although it has neutral and positive applications -- including healing magic that other disciplines can't replicate -- it has a reputation as one of TheDarkArts, not least since most of its advanced uses require [[BodyToJewel Bloodstone]], which is produced through HumanSacrifice.
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** {{Retired|Badass}} MagicKnight Genoa's severe misgivings about the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil demon]] Arachne are outweighed by how much she loves having a sparring partner she can go all-out against.
** [[HunterOfMonsters Demon Hunters]] Clement and Gertrude effectively treat their pastime as HuntingTheMostDangerousGame and have absolutely no qualms about due process, [[WouldHurtAChild underage casualties]], or collateral damage, right up to [[spoiler:firing magical heavy artillery into a school]].
* BloodMagic: Eva's preferred method of fighting. Although it has neutral and positive applications -- including healing magic that other disciplines can't replicate -- it has a reputation as one of TheDarkArts, not least since most of its advanced uses require [[BodyToJewel Bloodstone]], which is produced through HumanSacrifice.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: "Eva" is fine; "Evaleen" very definitely is not.
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* PowersViaPossession: A familiar contract with a demon will allow it to ride side-saddle in a mage's mind and confer these.
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** Sam and Dean take a trip out of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' to do some [[HunterOfMonsters monster hunting]] outside Brakket and [[spoiler:get a CruelAndUnusualDeath at Ylva's hands]].
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* AlienBlood: Demon blood is explicitly stated to be black. [[spoiler:When the Enigmas show up, their purple blood is an early sign that something is seriously amiss.]]
* AdultFear: [[spoiler:When Brakket's supernatural weirdness starts directly threatening the students, some parents immediately withdraw their children.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Eva certainly tries to scream.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Eva certainly tries to scream. Later paid forward when Arachne tears out a demon's eyes to transplant into Eva, and taken UpToEleven when an Augur has a ''lot'' of eyes excised.]]
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: [[spoiler:Elysian Augurs are ''covered'' in them.]]
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: [[spoiler:Elysian Augurs are ''covered'' in them.]]
* GeometricMagic: Ritual circles govern a number of magical operations, from {{Summoning Ritual}}s to [[spoiler:the treatments that infuse Eva with demonic power]].
* InsistentTerminology: Devon is a ''demonologist'', not a ''diabolist'' -- he studies them, preferably by domination rather than by contract; he doesn't ally with them.
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* PetMonstrosity: Zoe Baxter believes Eva keeps one of these. The truth Finding out that Arachne is far actually a free-willed demon who willingly helps Eva is even more disturbing. To Zoe, at least.disturbing to Zoe.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: All demons have this, although returning from the Void after death is time-consuming and unpleasant enough that they take pains to avoid it.
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* ShoutOut: Numerous references to H.P. Lovecraft as well as several of the side teacher names being influenced by other works.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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* CheerfulChild: Des and Shalise both are introduced with this troupe. [[spoiler: Things happen, smiles fade.]]
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* FrankensteinsMonster: Sawyer is fond of this trope. He stitches together demon parts with human parts in a mass of BodyHorror. His own daughter is a patchwork of flesh and organs that don't quite fit together properly, leading Eva to liken her to someone that had a fight with a blender.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted. Sawyer [[spoiler: kills Hugo after a YouHaveFailedMe moment.]]
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* CheerfulChild: Des and Shalise both are introduced with this troupe. [[spoiler: Things happen, smiles fade.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Averted. Demons are more of mercenaries than magic power/wish granting individuals, though some have abilities that allow them to grant similar types of deals.
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* EatingTheEyeCandy: Juliana may or may not have a thing for muscles. Some of her segments dedicate a decent number of lines to commenting on muscles, particularly the muscles on [[spoiler: Zagan, Prax, and (with Prax's assistance) Shalise]]
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* HoldTheLine: The climax of book three on two separate fronts.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Arachne, in her giant spider-mode, serves as a school bus for the main characters in the latter half of book three.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Arachne, in her giant spider-mode, serves as a school bus for the main characters in the latter half of book three.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Irene laments that her school life isn't quite as boring as she would like.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Juliana, already special, goes out of her way looking for adventure and power.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Juliana, already special, goes out of her way looking for adventure and power.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The cast page is already quite long and more get added with every book.
* MagicCauldron: Averted. Explicitly stated by Wayne to have been phased out of alchemy for the most part. Replaced by modern chemical laboratory equipment.
* MercyKill: Eva kills a woman in the midst of torture late in book one. Averted in that Eva only killed her because she needed the resources her body could provide, rather than out of any pity for the woman.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Arachne. She's quite fond of smiling wide grins.
* MouthStitchedShut: [[spoiler: Des]] in book four.
* MagicCauldron: Averted. Explicitly stated by Wayne to have been phased out of alchemy for the most part. Replaced by modern chemical laboratory equipment.
* MercyKill: Eva kills a woman in the midst of torture late in book one. Averted in that Eva only killed her because she needed the resources her body could provide, rather than out of any pity for the woman.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Arachne. She's quite fond of smiling wide grins.
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* OnceForYesTwiceForNo: When Arachne hides as a small spider on Eva's person, tapping her left shoulder is no while right shoulder is yes.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Thanks to potions, semi-serious wounds can be healed in record time. Extensive injuries can still result in a stay at a hospital for extended periods of time.
* OpenSecret: Thanks to the Lansing Incident, the existence of magic is somewhat known to the mundane public. Many are still skeptical even fifteen years after the fact.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Thanks to potions, semi-serious wounds can be healed in record time. Extensive injuries can still result in a stay at a hospital for extended periods of time.
* OpenSecret: Thanks to the Lansing Incident, the existence of magic is somewhat known to the mundane public. Many are still skeptical even fifteen years after the fact.
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* RoofHopping: Arachne, and later Eva, are strong enough to do this. Others teleport from roof to roof instead of literal hops.
* SelfSurgery: Eva, by way of her blood magic, performs a number of operations on herself. These range from simple healing to amputation.
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** Sawyer is hiding out in ''Film/TheBurbs'' at the start of book three.
** At the end of book three, his main area of operations is the hotel from ''Film/TheShining''.
* SlasherSmile: Sawyer always. Arachne dons one on occasion.
** At the end of book three, his main area of operations is the hotel from ''Film/TheShining''.
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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Sawyer is fond of this trope. He takes a great deal of pride in his skill at strapping people down to the point where even little movements are near-impossible.
* StreetUrchin: Eva. Not an orphan and technically has a home. Prior to the story starting, she lives out in an abandoned hospital. After she gets a dorm room at school, she finds another abandoned building to hide some of her more questionable magical equipment.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted and played straight at the same time. No therapists have shown up thus far, but Zoe has offered to act as one or to find one for Eva. Presumably other characters as well.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Genoa has tossed a sword on occasion and Arachne has tossed around a dismembered arm that she was using as a sword. In both cases, they were able to manipulate their weapon in some manner to increase accuracy, either through ferrokinesis or thread.
* TimeSkip: Minor time skips happen every now and again, generally to pass by a month or two. The first bit of the next chapter will generally give a brief mention of any notable events that occurred.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Genoa has tossed a sword on occasion and Arachne has tossed around a dismembered arm that she was using as a sword. In both cases, they were able to manipulate their weapon in some manner to increase accuracy, either through ferrokinesis or thread.
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* UndeadChild: Quite possibly Des and Hugo. Des looks like a Frankenstein's Monster. Hugo looks normal, but several characters comment on his unnaturalness.
* UnreliableNarrator: The POVs are kept tight, you never see, hear, or know anything that the current POV character does not see, hear, or know. This can lead to some incorrect conclusions due to the characters not having all the information.
* UnreliableNarrator: The POVs are kept tight, you never see, hear, or know anything that the current POV character does not see, hear, or know. This can lead to some incorrect conclusions due to the characters not having all the information.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: Sawyer to Hugo and Des at the end of book three.]]
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* TheAlcatraz: The unnamed prison within Hell qualifies. A massive structure built out of magic-resistant material, guards that aren't afraid to kill, cells where prisoners are chained to the wall and never let loose. The prisoners aren't even fed, though as they're demons, feeding isn't strictly necessary.
* ExtranormalPrison: The prison in Hell. It is almost impossible to escape. [[spoiler: For demons. Humans are something of an out of context problem]].
* HellholePrison: Oddly enough, not the prison in Hell, which is content with merely imprisoning demons. Ylva's prison and torture-chambers within her domain may qualify.
* InescapablePrisonEasilyEscaped: [[spoiler: Thanks to humans being an out of context problem within a prison designed for demons]].
* PrisonRiot: A number of demons get loose in the Hell prison and go on a rampage.
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* CursedWithAwesome: As in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the myth]], Arachne was transformed into a demon by an angry goddess. She certainly has no complaints about being an undying OneManArmy.
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* AllMythsAreTrue: Arachne is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology The Arachne]]. A Japanese spider demon, a Jorogumo, is mentioned. Ylva is the daughter of Hel from [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse Mythology]].Myth/NorseMythology. Elves exist. [[Literature/ArsGoetia The Ars Goetia]] Literature/ArsGoetia comes into play with [[spoiler: Zagan, a King of Hell]].Hell]].
* AppendageAssimilation: Magical healing can't restore lost limbs or organs. Fortunately, demon parts have NoBiochemicalBarriers and resize to fit a new owner -- the only challenge is getting them off the demon.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted in the combat oriented class. All the students wear protective gear in addition to whatever defense they can come up with using magic. Played straight in that same class. [[spoiler: One student gets hit by a nun's holy fire and winds up severely injured.]]
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* ActionMom: Genoa Rivas, mother of Juliana, was formerly a mage-knight.
* AlienBlood: Demon blood is explicitly stated to be black.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Arachne is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology The Arachne]]. A Japanese spider demon, a Jorogumo, is mentioned. Ylva is the daughter of Hel from [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse Mythology]]. Elves exist. [[Literature/ArsGoetia The Ars Goetia]] comes into play with [[spoiler: Zagan, a King of Hell]].
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted in the combat oriented class. All the students wear protective gear in addition to whatever defense they can come up with using magic.
* BadassBookworm: The badass can be variable, but many members of the cast are shown to be reading often. Zoe Baxter and Eva both come to mind.
* BigDamnHeroes: Eva gets to pull one of these [[spoiler: at the end of book two. Sister Cross was not pleased.]]
* BiggerOnTheInside: The Infinite Courtyard. A regular sized school building has an enclosed courtyard that is somewhere in the ballpark of ten square miles. There are a few full buildings built within, including a zoo and a greenhouse that are used for classes.
* AlienBlood: Demon blood is explicitly stated to be black.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Arachne is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology The Arachne]]. A Japanese spider demon, a Jorogumo, is mentioned. Ylva is the daughter of Hel from [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse Mythology]]. Elves exist. [[Literature/ArsGoetia The Ars Goetia]] comes into play with [[spoiler: Zagan, a King of Hell]].
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted in the combat oriented class. All the students wear protective gear in addition to whatever defense they can come up with using magic.
* BadassBookworm: The badass can be variable, but many members of the cast are shown to be reading often. Zoe Baxter and Eva both come to mind.
* BigDamnHeroes: Eva gets to pull one of these [[spoiler: at the end of book two. Sister Cross was not pleased.]]
* BiggerOnTheInside: The Infinite Courtyard. A regular sized school building has an enclosed courtyard that is somewhere in the ballpark of ten square miles. There are a few full buildings built within, including a zoo and a greenhouse that are used for classes.
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* ChurchMilitant: The Elysium Order.
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Juliana]] decides not to contract with Agiel after finding out that this is what he does.
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* LightIsNotGood: White robes adorn the rank and file of [[spoiler: the Elysium Order, fighters of undeath and necromancers. Also a very shoot first kind of organization regardless of the opponent.]]
* LittleMissBadass: Juliana. Trained by her mother, she has skills far exceeding those of her peers.
* LittleMissBadass: Juliana. Trained by her mother, she has skills far exceeding those of her peers.
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* OddFriendship: Eva and Arachne.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Eternal beings from Hell, also known as the Void. On a surface glance, the Void is anything but. Domains provide anything a demon could ever want. It creates the opposite problem. There's nothing to work for. Nothing to live for. And yet, dying leads to something much worse. [[spoiler: A demon's death sends them to a place that lives up to the name until they can claw their way back to their domain.]]
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Eternal beings from Hell, also known as the Void. On a surface glance, the Void is anything but. Domains provide anything a demon could ever want. It creates the opposite problem. There's nothing to work for. Nothing to live for. And yet, dying leads to something much worse. [[spoiler: A demon's death sends them to a place that lives up to the name until they can claw their way back to their domain.]]
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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: [[spoiler: Zagan]]
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* KnightTemplar: When it comes to anything they consider a possible enemy, the Elysian nuns tend to shoot holy lightning first and ask questions never. Taken UpToEleven by Sister Cross, who thinks nothing of [[spoiler:surprise-attacking a blind girl in her bedroom, then attacking a teacher who comes to her defence]].
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* KnightTemplar: When it comes to anything they consider a possible enemy, the Elysian Elysium nuns tend to shoot holy lightning first and ask questions never. Taken UpToEleven by Sister Cross, who thinks nothing of [[spoiler:surprise-attacking a blind girl in her bedroom, then attacking a teacher who comes to her defence]].defense]].
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''[[http://towercurator.wordpress.com Void Domain]]'' by towercurator, is a WebSerialNovel. Launched in July of 2015, it is currently ongoing and updates twice a week.
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''[[http://towercurator.wordpress.com Void Domain]]'' by towercurator, is a WebSerialNovel. Launched in July of 2015, it is currently ongoing and updates twice a week.
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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: When [[spoiler:one of the 72 Pillars of Hell arrives]], even Arachne is worried.
* ElementalPowers: Most people have an affinity for one of the four classical elements and can't cast with the opposed element. In addition, there is Order and Chaos magic.
* ElementalPowers: Most people have an affinity for one of the four classical elements and can't cast with the opposed element. In addition, there is Order and Chaos magic.
* HumanResources: Bloodstones are formed by magically crushing a living heart into a gem.
* KnightTemplar: When it comes to anything they consider a possible enemy, the Elysian nuns tend to shoot holy lightning first and ask questions never. Taken UpToEleven by Sister Cross, who thinks nothing of [[spoiler:surprise-attacking a blind girl in her bedroom, then attacking a teacher who comes to her defence]].
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* SoulJar: Discussed along with OurLichesAreDifferent above.
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* SoulJar: Discussed along with OurLichesAreDifferent above.A necessary component of becoming a lich, and one of the very few ways to get on Death's bad side.
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* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: BoardingSchool: Brakket Magical Academy has been host to demons, necromancers, and nuns. None of whom have been particularly friendly to each other or the students.
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Brakket Magical Academy in Northwestern United States is on its last legs. Enrollment of new students is at an all time low. The academy instructors go out to recruit prospective children other magical academies have ignored.
Eva is one such recruit. After witnessing her perform magic no teenage mage should have learned, an instructor of the academy offers her a full ride scholarship. Eva does not turn down the opportunity to learn magic in a proper capacity and quickly ships out to Montana.
Barely a day there and things already seem off. Every student has the same scholarship, odd smelling men wander the town, and a spider demon has decided Eva’s dorm room is the place to be.
''[[http://towercurator.wordpress.com Void Domain]]'' by towercurator, is a WebSerialNovel. Launched in July of 2015, it is currently ongoing and updates twice a week.
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!! This series provides examples of:
* BloodMagic: Eva's preferred method of fighting.
* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: Brakket Magical Academy has been host to demons, necromancers, and nuns. None of whom have been particularly friendly to each other or the students.
* BountyHunter: Mage-knights in general. Genoa Rivas, Juliana's mother, is a retired mage-knight.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Eva certainly tries to scream.]]
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Devon mentions there being no safe way of instantly moving oneself. One method, Infernal Walk, is literally slingshoting oneself through a specific corner of Hell.
* Necromancer: The main antagonists of the first book. They control undead including ghosts, skeletons, zombies, and man made flesh golems.
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Discussed, though none have been seen in the story proper. One necromancer may have been attempting to turn himself into one.
* PetMonstrosity: Zoe Baxter believes Eva keeps one of these. The truth is far more disturbing. To Zoe, at least.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Griffin Weilks calls a bunch of poor, innocent nuns 'whores' more than once.
* PortalCut: Implied to have happened to Eva at some point before the story began.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Arachne has eight of them.
* ShoutOut: Numerous references to H.P. Lovecraft as well as several of the side teacher names being influenced by other works.
* SoulJar: Discussed along with OurLichesAreDifferent above.
* SternTeacher: Zoe Baxter and Wayne Lurcher, though the former is more laid back outside of the classroom.
* TeachMeHowToFight: Shalise attempts to get Zoe Baxter's help with this in book two. Averted in that one simply cannot go from never heard of magic to combat ready in a short amount of time.
* TeenGenius: Juliana has been trained under her [[TheAmazon mother]] since she could hold a wand. She is vastly more proficient in thaumaturgy than any other student in her year.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: There are several methods of moving oneself instantly with magic. Devon insists none are safe. Regular vehicles serve to cart mages around when available.
* ThemeNaming: Meta example. All non-major staff at Brakket have names that are references to books, movies, television, games, etc. that the author enjoys.
* TrainingTheGiftOfMagic: That's what Brakket is for. Not everyone can use magic, though some types may be trainable to mundanes depending on how the magic is used.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Eva gains an alternate method of sight after her eyes are plucked out.]]
* Whatevermancy: Elemental magic is often referred to as elementmancy even if the proper term is something similar to whateverurgy.
* WizardingSchool: Brakket Magical Academy is one of five within the United States alone. Others exist outside of the country.
* WizardsLiveLonger: Not because of having magic, but because of what they can do with magic. Death doesn't particularly care one way or the other, though Wizards Living Forever is a bit of a sore spot with him.
* YourSoulIsMine: Ylva destroys a phylactery to claim the soul trapped within for and in service of Death.
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Eva is one such recruit. After witnessing her perform magic no teenage mage should have learned, an instructor of the academy offers her a full ride scholarship. Eva does not turn down the opportunity to learn magic in a proper capacity and quickly ships out to Montana.
Barely a day there and things already seem off. Every student has the same scholarship, odd smelling men wander the town, and a spider demon has decided Eva’s dorm room is the place to be.
''[[http://towercurator.wordpress.com Void Domain]]'' by towercurator, is a WebSerialNovel. Launched in July of 2015, it is currently ongoing and updates twice a week.
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!! This series provides examples of:
* BloodMagic: Eva's preferred method of fighting.
* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: Brakket Magical Academy has been host to demons, necromancers, and nuns. None of whom have been particularly friendly to each other or the students.
* BountyHunter: Mage-knights in general. Genoa Rivas, Juliana's mother, is a retired mage-knight.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Eva certainly tries to scream.]]
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Devon mentions there being no safe way of instantly moving oneself. One method, Infernal Walk, is literally slingshoting oneself through a specific corner of Hell.
* Necromancer: The main antagonists of the first book. They control undead including ghosts, skeletons, zombies, and man made flesh golems.
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Discussed, though none have been seen in the story proper. One necromancer may have been attempting to turn himself into one.
* PetMonstrosity: Zoe Baxter believes Eva keeps one of these. The truth is far more disturbing. To Zoe, at least.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Griffin Weilks calls a bunch of poor, innocent nuns 'whores' more than once.
* PortalCut: Implied to have happened to Eva at some point before the story began.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Arachne has eight of them.
* ShoutOut: Numerous references to H.P. Lovecraft as well as several of the side teacher names being influenced by other works.
* SoulJar: Discussed along with OurLichesAreDifferent above.
* SternTeacher: Zoe Baxter and Wayne Lurcher, though the former is more laid back outside of the classroom.
* TeachMeHowToFight: Shalise attempts to get Zoe Baxter's help with this in book two. Averted in that one simply cannot go from never heard of magic to combat ready in a short amount of time.
* TeenGenius: Juliana has been trained under her [[TheAmazon mother]] since she could hold a wand. She is vastly more proficient in thaumaturgy than any other student in her year.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: There are several methods of moving oneself instantly with magic. Devon insists none are safe. Regular vehicles serve to cart mages around when available.
* ThemeNaming: Meta example. All non-major staff at Brakket have names that are references to books, movies, television, games, etc. that the author enjoys.
* TrainingTheGiftOfMagic: That's what Brakket is for. Not everyone can use magic, though some types may be trainable to mundanes depending on how the magic is used.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Eva gains an alternate method of sight after her eyes are plucked out.]]
* Whatevermancy: Elemental magic is often referred to as elementmancy even if the proper term is something similar to whateverurgy.
* WizardingSchool: Brakket Magical Academy is one of five within the United States alone. Others exist outside of the country.
* WizardsLiveLonger: Not because of having magic, but because of what they can do with magic. Death doesn't particularly care one way or the other, though Wizards Living Forever is a bit of a sore spot with him.
* YourSoulIsMine: Ylva destroys a phylactery to claim the soul trapped within for and in service of Death.
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