Conscript’s Awakening Book 1: Portals and Powers Series
For years, the kingdom has maintained a tenuous stalemate with the Portals—violent, erratic tears in reality that spew nightmare beasts upon the land. Commoners are drafted as cannon fodder for the Conscript Army, a brutal machine designed to hold the line while the magical elite, the Resonants, live in comfort behind high walls.
Warrick, a simple farmer, knew his fate was sealed the moment the conscription officers arrived. But his doom was postponed during the Mandatory Awakening Trial.
In a society where one’s magical potential, or resonance, determines their value, Warrick appeared to have zero resonance. Yet, as the testing crystal shattered, it revealed something far more dangerous. Warrick hadn’t failed the awakening; his power had absorbed the test. He possesses a terrifying, unique gift: the ability to devour and unravel magic itself.
Plucked from the doomed infantry and thrown into the treacherous political nest of the elite Arcanum academy, Warrick must hide his true nature while mastering his raw ability. High-born mages fear his potential and despise his origin, while the Portals begin to stabilize at an alarming rate. Warrick realizes he may be the only weapon capable of stopping the impending collapse of reality—if his own awakening doesn’t destroy him first, or if the corruption of the elite doesn’t see him executed.
