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When the age of gods ended, the world survived by learning restraint.AstraVana was built beneath the Himalayas to contain what remained — power too volatile to rule, bound instead by law, wards, and sacrifice.Lira is trained to prevent magic from turning lethal — to draw fear, grief, and unstable emotion out of others before catastrophe strikes. It is a role built on control.But as ancient protections begin to fail and political tensions tighten around the Institute, Lira is forced into conflicts restraint was never meant to solve.Some powers do not wait to be contained.