He walked through the smoke to pick up the shattered glass, just so he could stare at something beautiful

A century has passed since the revolution of the necromancers rose up in battle, only to be defeated by the dragon riders. Now the revolution has returned-- and returned with a vengeance. The people of Alluum are rioting; they believe the dragon riders have too much power. They're not wrong. The country is in chaos. The students, mentors, and staff of the all-ages, all-species, extremely exclusive Evercrest Academy-- the only place where you can train to become a dragon rider-- will all have to band together to face the crises. The dragon riders are supposed to be the most powerful of all. But when everyone is against them, will that be enough? cover by @Ferretlp

From the day he was born, Donald Zinkoff had a hard time fitting in. He was too strange, too slow, to stupid. Yet, he never gave up. He pushed himself to his limits to become the person he wanted to be. Now he has no regrets. "If we could go back in time, what would we change?" asked Julio as walked beside Donald. "I wouldn't change anything. They say everything happened for a reason," said Donald. "So you think everything that happened to us until this point brought us together." Julius bounced a soccer ball off his knee and caught it in his hands. "Yeah, I guess I do," said Donald, breaking out into a big smile. Though he life changes for the worst when he has to go home to the family that called him a loser.