Played

"Get your hands off my property, Dark One"
Those are the words spoken to Evander Lox at the age of 9, as everyone turns away from him, and the only one who stays is taken unwillingly by ghostly hands.
Experimented on for 7 years, when the now 15 year old Evander finally escapes from the government facility that held him captive, he finds himself in another world full of magic and wonder. Enrolling in the Brenningos Royal Academy of Magic, he meets new people and reunites with one person he never thought he would see again.
But not all is as it seem, and soon the both of them find themselves at the center of plot centuries in the making. Forced to not just fight, flee and kill, but to gamble lives, can the two of them make it out, or will they end up playing right into the enemy's hands.
To find out, enter the mysterious world of Astasia, all the while pondering one question. What is a 'Dark One'?

Trigger Warning: This book is a MATURE STORY. It will be quite violent, and could potentially dig up trauma. Please take this into consideration before reading.