A seemingly chance encounter with an ancient machine and an assassination attempt threaten to disrupt Veil's education at the premier mage academy of Ithalaan. The bombings and terrorist actions that follow throw the entire region into chaos and draw him inexorably deeper into a mystery involving cults, gods, and ancient mysterious races.

These events threaten Veil's carefully crafted plans, but there are few limits on his ambition. He is willing to do whatever it takes to advance his schemes to become a Magus, including pursuing the illegal discipline of soul magic. While Veil isn't a powerful mage yet, his spell wrought guns and illicit abilities will help even the playing field.

The need to face down his enemies and fulfill his ambitions will send him desperately searching from Forerunner ruins in the Great Northern Forest to ancient abyssal cities within the depths of the planet.

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The book is primarily fantasy with a steampunk background. Science fiction elements won't be introduced for quite some time.

I currently update my work at a rate of one chapter per week. I'm also in the process of editing chapters 1 - 7, changing the format to make it more readable, and introducing more show and less tell. The reworked chapters will have (edited) after the title. All chapters after 8 have already been written in the new style.

I have a Patreon page if you wish to donate.

Also, there will be intense situations, some explicit violence, and although it is not an erotic work, one or two sex scenes.