Master of Sorrows

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You've heard the story before: an orphaned boy, raised by a wise old man, comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil threatening his world. But what if that hero were destined to become the new dark lord? The Academy of Chaenbalu has stood against magic for centuries, training students to detect and retrieve magical artifacts, which it guards jealously. Magic is dangerous; what heals can also harm, and a power that aids one may destroy another. Among the academy's students, only the most skilled can become Avatars—warrior thieves capable of infiltrating heavily guarded vaults—and only the most determined can resist the lure of magic. Annev de Breth wants nothing more than to become one of them. However, he carries a secret: unlike his classmates who were taken from the capital, Annev was born in Chaenbalu, believed to be executed, and unknowingly raised by his parents' killers. Now, at seventeen, he grapples with forbidden magic, a hidden heritage, and a secret deformity. Caught between the conflicting ideologies of his priestly mentor and the Academy's masters, Annev must choose whether to accept the truth of his identity or embrace the darker path that awaits him.