Regal Academia

Regal Academia (리갈 하이) is the first novel of the Regal Academia fantasy series written by Joshua Thomas. 
== Sypnosis ==
Yan-Chang is a teenage girl who would much rather stay in the shadows, cowering behind others. But an accidental magical encounter with two oddly attractive magical beings forces her to undertake a daring quest to save a world she never knew existed from an ancient danger that might be primarily her fault. As she rises to the occasion, she unlocks her rare, dormant, and destructive magical abilities.
== Characters ==
* Yan-Chang: A teenager who is consistently on the move with her sickened mother and currently living in Seoul, and now works under a power-hungry pig in order to keep off of the streets. She runs into two magical beings who leave her with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
* Hisoki Sato: Yan-Chang's coworker and a intelligent businessman who's on the case when his best friend dissapears, seemingly dissapearing into thin air in such a short amount of time.
* Hana: Yan-Chang's sickened mother. Yan-Chang works for her to eventually cure the sickness and send her to the hospital. All of the money she saves can pay the hospital bill. Hana barely speaks, and silently hides her depression for the sake of her daughter's happiness.
* Dong-Hyun: Yan-Chang's boss and and a pedophile. For several years he sexually abused Yan-Chang, and in return increased her pay. He shows abusive and narcissistic traits toward all of his workers.
* Kung Byung-Hoon: Kung is a prince and son of the feared and respected King Wei of Audrihaul. Trained for years in private combat lessons and taught the nobility of the knight. Raised as a fair and righteous warrior, Kung is very protective of Yan-Chang, although when they first meet they are far from friends. He works to help her defeat the ancient evil.
* Sung Byung-Hoon: The opposite of his brother Kung, Sung was taught to be respectful and regal. Though the same age as his brother, he tends to act older and is more mature. Sung is poetic and thoughtful. He works alongside his brother and Yan-Chang to stop the evil from consuming all of the kingdoms.
* Princess Jing: The best friend of Yan-Chang. She is serious, motherly, passionate, and avidly invested in becoming a powerful and knowledgeable ruler of her kingdom.
* Princess Ling Mua: The arrogant princess of the rich and respected Fu dynasty. She rivals Yan-Chang many times for the romantic affection of any one of the princes. In order to fulfill her kingdom's secret long lasting contract with his kingdom and stop a horrendous war, she must marry one of the princes, linking their kingdoms for a hundred more years.
* Xiao: A young girl servant often teased for having a boy's name. Yan-Chang sympathized with her and they became acquainted, Xiao appreciative of her support, and she grew admiration for her, stating that she aspired to become like her one day.
== Development ==
The book was announced to be being made somewhere in September 2021. The book was written with little updates to fans concerning nformation, until early October when the official sypnosis was revealed, and the cover was in the works. The cover was later released ahead of the book's debut on December 11th, 2021.
== Trivia ==
* The book was originally a science-fiction novel with the same name and different plot.
* The book was originally set to release 2021.
* The book was originally a standalone.