Going through some old art, and realized I never posted my Magical Fighter Krel AU!
The basis is that (on top of Akiridions being all human) some odd decades back, magical creatures started popping out of nowhere and harming humans; to combat this, magical fighter programs were funded, and the chosen wielders are assigned to hotspot towns to help quell the monster populations.
Aja and Krel, on a trip for summer break with their parents, get caught in a magical fighter attack, and Krel happens upon a wounded Izita, Arcadia's resident magical girl. She transfers Krel a piece of her powers before succumbing to her injuries, and now he's dealing with all that entails, while Aja encourages (more like barges) him to be a magical hero!
Luug is his animal companion because I say so. He looks like a bowling alley carpet. I love it.
