Gage Black finally has everything he’s ever wanted—friends, family, and a place to belong. After defeating deadly enemies and helping reclaim the capital, he’s earned the kingdom’s respect. Not bad for a void user with a dangerous reputation.

Then Alphen ruins everything. He shatters the crystal that could’ve freed their kingdom from tyranny and launches a ruthless campaign to eliminate every other major source of magic. Why? Because he’s a lying, backstabbing traitor with a secret agenda.

Gage sets out to stop him, but an ancient dragon intervenes and hurls Gage and his friends to Caladon, a dying world on the brink of collapse. There, they uncover a devastating truth: the only way to save their own world is to destroy Caladon—and everyone on it. The worst part? Gage has made friends on Caladon. Real ones. And they’re not going down without a fight.

Gage Black’s presence is a death sentence. Plants wither, magic fades, and elementals die when he gets too close. Branded as cursed and rejected by society, his life goes from bad to catastrophic when he accidentally summons a void dragon—an ancient beast feared for devouring worlds.

His only hope? A military academy where magic users train for war. His instructors neglect him. His classmates hate him. But when an unstoppable army marches on the kingdom, the magic they all fear may be the only thing that can save them.