Storm's Apprentice

In the Antorxian Empire, magic is a death sentence for the free. Dorian, a scribe’s apprentice in the remote village of Kirkswill, knows the Reeve—sorcerer-knights who hunt the magically gifted—will come for him eventually. When they do, his fate is sealed: Windshriek Academy, a brutal training ground where the Empire molds mages into weapons or breaks them into corpses. The academy’s halls echo with screams, its lessons written in blood. Survival demands obedience, but Dorian’s hunger for knowledge and power grows with every torment. The Empire wants loyal sorcerers; Dorian wants freedom. In a world where untamed magic means treason, his defiance could ignite a storm—or drown him in its depths.