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The Hidden Path

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Three months after toppling the Council's tyranny, Davron thought he'd won his freedom. He was wrong.

The Siphon--the ancient artifact that helped him overthrow the corrupt mage regime--is far more than a weapon. It's a dimensional anchor, a bridge between worlds created by the legendary Archmagus Velenor himself. And it's transforming Davron into something no longer entirely human.

When reality itself begins to fracture in the Shattered Territories northwest of Oakhaven, Davron discovers the horrifying the Unmaking wasn't a natural catastrophe. It was triggered. And it's accelerating.

The barrier between realms is collapsing.

The Riftborn--refugees from a dying dimension--aren't invaders. They're survivors of the same catastrophe consuming both worlds. But the Council of Mages refuses to see reason, deploying hunter teams to eliminate Davron and seal the dimensional rifts at any cost.

Their ignorance blinds them to the real the Hollow, a consciousness fragment of the Unmaking itself. Pure void energy given form, immune to conventional magic, it seeks to complete what was started--the total collapse of structured reality across all dimensions.

To stop it, Davron must venture into the heart of the Shattered Territories and unlock the secrets of the Veiled Sanctum, Velenor's hidden research facility. There, he'll discover four revolutionary magical disciplines that could save both

- Void Channeling - drawing limitless power from the dimensional abyss
- Breach Sealing - permanently closing the rifts, tearing reality apart
- Gateway Stabilization - creating controlled portals between realms
- Hybrid Casting - merging human theory with Riftborn instinct

But mastery comes at a terrible price. With each step deeper into dimensional magic, Davron loses more of his humanity--his physical form dissolving, his lifespan extending into isolation, his very existence becoming a permanent tether to the void.

Hunted by the Council. Transformed by the Siphon. Humanity's last hope against the Hollow.

As progressive voices like Councilor Veris clash with hardliners like Magistrate Lorian, Davron must navigate political intrigue, dimensional warfare, and his own metamorphosis. With allies Mira and Finn at his side--and the enigmatic Riftborn Kira and scholar Elara joining the fight--he'll forge a new magical paradigm or watch both realms crumble into the void.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2026

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