Will he become the monster everyone expects? Or the hero no one saw coming?

Gage Black’s presence is a death sentence. Plants wither, magic fades, and elementals die when he gets too close. He’s branded as cursed and cast out by society, and things only get worse when he accidentally summons a void dragon—an ancient beast feared for devouring worlds.

His only hope is a magical academy where students train for war. Even there, he’s an outcast, ignored by his teachers and hated by his classmates. But when powerful invaders threaten their kingdom, Gage and his dragon might be the only ones strong enough to stop them.

To save his world… he’ll have to destroy another.

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.

Two worlds have fallen. The third is running out of time.

Gage saved the people of Caladon moments before the worldeater erased their homeland from existence. But rescuing them came at a devastating cost—he destroyed the only weapon capable of killing the creature. Now the monster has set its sights on Lycadia, and whatever happens next is Gage’s fault.

As corruption spreads across the land, Gage, Alphen, and their allies race to unite a kingdom crippled by fear. They have no weapon, no plan, and no way to stop what’s coming.

The world’s final line of defense is the void magic everyone has spent a lifetime hating—and the boy who wields it: Gage Black.