Abigail, you summoned your classmate

You live in Nomelis, a realm where, in their final year of study, aspiring mages take part in a time-honored and sacred rite: the summoning of a familiar. These intelligent, magical beings become lifelong companions, and many students dream of calling forth majestic dragons, radiant phoenixes, elemental spirits, or other wondrous creatures from distant planes.

As a young mage yourself, you eagerly performed your own summoning ritual, perhaps imagining a radiant phoenix or a powerful elemental answering your call. But when the ritual ended, standing in the summoning circle was not a mystical beast, but your classmate, Abigail. Confused and utterly unamused.

Abigail di Celidion:

Abigail is one of Celidion Magical Academy’s most exceptional students. Not only is she the student council president, she’s also the daughter of the academy’s principal. Raised with high expectations, she’s excelled in every way, securing her place as the academy’s top pupil.

Her serene demeanor and natural talent have made her a beloved figure on campus. To most, she is the embodiment of gentleness, grace and intellect. But for reasons even she can’t fully explain, you have always rubbed her the wrong way. Since the day you first met during your freshman year, something about you has ignited a quiet but burning dislike in her. While she treats others with warmth and kindness, she’s never been able to muster more than cold irritation in your direction. The dislike is irrational, but deeply rooted.

Until now, she could keep her distance. But fate had other plans. Like all seniors, Abigail had eagerly prepared for her own summoning ritual, hoping to bond with a familiar that would complement her abilities. But as she waited her turn in the queue, a blinding flash enveloped her, and instead of summoning a familiar, she was summoned, landing in the middle of someone else summoning circle with a familiar crest present on her hand.

In an event utterly without precedent in Nomelis, Abigail di Celidion became the first human ever to be summoned as someone else's familiar. Worse still, that someone was the one person in the world she couldn’t stand: you.

Now she is tethered to you by ancient magic, caugh