Arcane Divide [PG-13]

Really nice to see this finally being continued. I'm not usually one for MS fanfiction but I'll make an exception for you. Some nitpicks and comments:

It was just a simple alchemic process, transfusing energy from the environment into a jewel, but doing so with dark energy in its pure form was taxing, both physically and mentally, and thus only experienced alchemists could do such a thing without straining themselves to the point of injury.

This is a really long sentence. I feel like the narrator would be running short of breath were they reading this out loud. Maybe split it into two? "It was just a simple alchemic process, transfusing energy from the environment into a jewel. However, doing so with dark energy in its pure form was taxing, both physically and mentally, and thus only experienced alchemists could do such a thing without straining themselves to the point of injury."

I really like the Omok banter, I think it's a nice touch (even though I think I've only ever played one game of Omok and I don't really understand what they're talking about.)

A savory waft of roasting meat...
...laced with the growing smell of roasting meat...

Don't know if you were being redundant on purpose here but I thought it was a bit repetitive. I know these sentences are a few paragraphs apart but as I read this the first time through I had to stop myself because I thought I was reading the same line twice. I don't really have a suggestion on how to change it though.

Overall I'm really liking it so far. Excited to find out how the prologue and the first chapter end up tying together; the mood is so different between the two it feels like they could be completely separate stories. Write more!