As the systemic genocide of mages continues into its tenth year, the Mages’ Guild, a terrorist organization in the public’s eye, finds a boy who wields unimaginable power—enough to turn the tide. Some want to use him as a weapon. Others want to protect him from century-old adversaries that have reawakened. The problem is, Aaron Kadium has no intention of joining the Guild. When he is taken to an academy for young mages, he tries to distance himself from everyone else as much as possible. But as he inevitably makes allies, even friends, he begins to realize that his abilities were never meant for an average life.