Narketh is a city built on magic and fury. Long ago, flames raged across the country in defiance of the law, a rebellion that ended in mass slaughter and brutal executions, leaving behind a nation convinced the power had died with its bearers. Until now. Keira, a girl from the neglected slums of Sector Thirteen, awakens this forbidden power. With her secret exposed, her path is no longer her own: the Government wants not her life, but her allegiance. With The Order being a pillar of force in their military, they attempt to mold her into their weapon, disguising control as peace. But before she can serve, Keira must first endure the Academy's ruthless trials, where survival is the only entry and death the only refusal. Within an arena where the law demands silence over conscience, Keira must discover who she is meant to be: the loyal weapon they intend, or the spark of a ruin they never saw coming.