Ollie was twelve when she realized people like her were disappearing. That’s when she learned what it meant to be a Wielder: a death sentence. Now older and a member of the Rising, an underground guild of Wielders, Ollie secretly plots for their time to rise against a world that criminalizes their existence.

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When Ollie’s brilliance as a smith draws the attention of the Crimson Citadel, the very location where magic was criminalized, it may finally be Ollie’s time to fight back. 

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Summoned by the Citadel’s pretentious leaders and escorted by a mysterious soldier whose loyalties are ambiguous at best, Ollie quickly finds herself in enemy territory. And it seems the monsters and old folklores of her elders are more than just tales to pass time. 

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As she uncovers buried truths and rewritten histories, the more she questions: who is the real enemy, and what is she willing to sacrifice to uncover the truth?