“The facts of the Magisterium cannot be challenged. They do not want you thinking for yourselves. Otherwise, someone might realise there are questions they cannot answer.”

Her entire life, Kaila Dwyn has dreamed of joining the Wardens—a noble order of warriors tasked with shielding humanity from evil. By day, she studies under the watchful gaze of the Sisters; by night she trains with her father, preparing for the trials that will decide her fate. She is ready to prove her devotion to the Magisterium and the kingdom of Fresia.

But nothing could prepare Kaila for a thief by the name of Theron.

When he steals forbidden agimet crystals from Kaila’s village, she is framed for the crime. With the entire world turned against her, Kaila must make a choice: surrender herself to the mercy of the Wardens, or flee with Theron, and be forever branded as a traitor to her people.

When Kaila Dwyn discovered her Gift, everything was taken from her: her father, her home, her faith. Hunted by the very heroes she once worshiped, Kaila had no choice but to join the Elysian. But the power of the Magisterium is absolute, and the ancient enemies of humanity can do little to prevent their inevitable slide towards extinction.

Some still fight. Elysian thieves, hidden amongst the underground of Tah’raus, they find their own small ways to resist. Kaila delights in taking what revenge she can against those who destroyed her life. But it’s not enough—until the crime lord Ambrose Braider hatches a plan to steal the Aegis. It is the most powerful artefact in the Magisterium’s possession. Without it, their hold over the world will crumble. Can Kaila and her ragtag group of friends pull off the heist of the century and steal it back—or will their reckless gamble doom the Elysian rebellion forever?

“The Magisterium doesn’t win when they kill us. They win when our young men and women speak like you—when despair is so engrained in our people that we no longer fight back.”

Kaila’s magic is breaking—and with it, the last hope of a dying race.

For months, she has battled alongside the Elysian, waging a secret war against the Magisterium. Anything to forget what she’s lost—what was taken from her. But some pain cannot be buried. And now, the very Gift that marks her as cursed is beginning to unravel.

As the Magisterium tightens its grip and the rebellion falters, Kaila must finally face the truth about her past. Because if she can’t, her magic could do more than just break. Last time she lost control, men died in agony. Next time, it could be someone she loves.

Can Kaila master her unravelling magic in time to save the Elysian—or will it be the end of them all?