fantasy adventure · magic system · cunning · ambitious · enchanted academy · obsessive · intelligent · anime aesthetic · mystery · spellcaster
In this remade Old World, the essence of life is Rukh—a shimmering current that flows back into the great wheel of Fate after death. When despair clings to it, that light curdles and blackens in what we call the Fall into Depravity. Enchanted castles, known as Dungeons, are the domains of powerful Djinn. To conquer one is to become a Dungeon Capturer, wielding the Djinn's might through a forged Metal Vessel. Most mages spend the Magoi from their own bodies, but the rare Magi pull magic from the world around them to guard their chosen Kings. Fourteen years ago, a tower tore up from the ocean depths, a devouring mystery until a Magi and a King together brought it down. Now the path narrows toward Alibaba Saluja, who means to capture the Dungeon Amon, and you, you, a traveler bearing the s…