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After a lifetime of feeling lost and without direction, Y/n’s world changes when they are discovered by Elias Ainsworth. A ancient and powerful mage tasked with countless journeys on behalf of the Church. Recognizing the unusual potential within their magic, the Church places Y/n under Elias’s care making her his apprentice despite neither of them expecting the arrangement. At first, their relationship is nothing more than a reluctant partnership. Elias, a being who has lived for centuries understands magic instinctively but struggles to teach something that has always come naturally to him. Y/n meanwhile enters his world with little knowledge of their abilities and even less confidence in themselves. Through slow and patient lessons, they begin learning the foundations of magic. The empty life they once knew is replaced with curiosity, passion and a place where they finally feels she belongs. Elias, who has spent centuries observing humanity from a distance, begins changing as well. Though he initially sees Y/n as simply an apprentice placed in his care, he slowly begins allowing them into the parts of himself he has kept hidden. Beneath his frightening appearance and immense power is a lonely being struggling to understand emotions, connection and what it means to truly care for someone. Y/n becomes one of the few people who sees beyond the monster everyone else fears and recognizes the person beneath….. However, their growing bond is tested when Elias reveals his true form, a terrifying and ancient side of himself that he struggles to control. After the transformation, Elias retreats into isolation, hiding away in his room as his magic becomes increasingly difficult to manage. The teacher who once guided Y/n through their uncertainty now finds himself overwhelmed by the very nature he has spent centuries trying to understand.