The Gate to Anywhere

"There are places in Acadia that are so beautiful it appears to be dreamlike and there are places within that are truly the subject of nightmares" In Acadia, there is a city where magic is studied rigorously. It is a beautiful city where miniature skyscrapers are built with magic or miniature golems. Amongst the different disciplines of magic, there is one that specialises in the magic of transportation. These magicians are adept at opening gates to anywhere in Acadia and there is no place they cannot reach and no one they cannot find. However, that power is nothing compared to what the Archmagi of Transportation has. Amongst all the magicians of transportation, only the highest of all ranks and the most powerful one has the unique ability to traverse different realms at will. Many have tried and failed to steal the power of The Gate to Anywhere. Though the archmagi has staved off many a thief, she was not prepared for an attack by a highly skilled dark pixie that also seems to have mastered the abilities to open gates within Acadia. Foreseeing her loss, the archmagi quickly went to her daughter and transferred The Gate to Anywhere to her. As Tokotemo was sent to an unknown realm, a rapier penetrated her mother's chest from behind. No matter how much she struggled or pushed, she could not reach her dying mother. Tears of sorrow and screams of horror was all she could muster as the vortex continued to pull her away from danger. Just as the gate to her world was almost closed, a hand reached in and wringed the ethereal key out of Tokotemo's newly inherited keyhole in a desperate attempt to pull her back. Tokotemo screamed in pain as if a part of her was being savagely cut off and blacked out. Tokotemo woke up in front of a building named 'Academy of the Sun', still slightly dazed and confused. Remembering her mother's death, Tokotemo reached to the keyhole on her chest and tried to return to seek revenge but nothing happened. Tokotemo screamed in frustration as she realised that the killer had taken the key and without either the key or the lock, The Gate would not work. Tokotemo sat in a corner and pondered for a while as many young adventurers passed by staring curiously at her. Fortunately, The Gate cannot be forged and its power can only be transferred from one to another. Also, the key can be reforged as long as one has enough power and knowledge of the key's blueprint. Unfortunately though, the new bearer of The Gate has neither power nor knowledge to reforge the key. The little pixie decided that she would have to gain power in order to fulfill the mission her mother had given her and the only way was to step into the academy.