Titilayo's life remains veiled in enigma, a tapestry woven with secrets, falsehoods, and the concealed magic that pulsates within her being. Raised without the presence of her mother, she found solace in the unwavering love of her father. Yet, the truth about her origins eluded her until a fateful night when she caught a glimpse of her father wielding magic to confront another magician. At the tender age of eight, she witnessed this mystical duel, believing it to be a mere dream. However, the morning light couldn't dispel the memory, and she mustered the courage to confront her father. His initial dismissal gave way to revelation as Titilayo inadvertently froze a flower petal with a touch, an act that unveiled her latent phenogene. Her father knew it was time to share the family's secrets.
Gathering her into the family room that afternoon, he unveiled the saga of the Thirteen Arcane Families. Their lineage, once the foremost among them, had held sway as the mightiest arcane family in their realm. He confessed that her mother had perished during childbirth, her life drained by the child she bore—Titilayo herself. The arcane legend spoke of children born with immense magical aptitude siphoning their mothers' life force. These children, known as Dualities, embodied the fusion of Arcane and Phenosapien blood, Titilayo's mother being the latter, gifted with powers over ice. Her father, a battle mage of Anima Arcane, lacking affinity for Ice Manipulation, resolved to train his daughter. From ages eight to fourteen, Titilayo honed her abilities, evolving into a formidable Duality of magehood, just in time to enroll in Soaribahn Academy.
Yet, before her father could see her off, tragedy struck. He fell victim to an ambush, slain by another mage, while Titilayo watched helplessly from the second-floor vantage of their mansion. Now, fueled by a burning desire for vengeance, she's determined to grow stronger, to track down the malevolent mage who stole her father's life and exact her own brand of justice.
Titilayo's story is one of enigmatic family secrets, love, forced solitude and vengece. In the pages of TEMPLE High, you'll get to follow her as she grows to make both her parents proud and restore her families legacy.
