In a world where magic decides status, wealth, and survival, those born without talent are treated worse than slaves.
Aluric, the Seventh Prince of the Kray Empire, was supposed to inherit power.
Instead, during his talent examination, the Mana Stone declares him giftless before the entire Empire.
In one day, he loses everything.
His title is stripped away.
His engagement is broken.
His claim to the throne is revoked.
Even his own name is taken from him.
Exiled from the Kray Empire, he is sent to Arkin Academy under a new identity:
Trey.
A nobody.
A former prince.
A boy with no magic in a world ruled by mages.
But during the Academy’s swordsman assessment, Trey awakens a power that should not exist.
A forbidden talent unseen in recorded history.
A path connected to the lost truth of the Exodus of the Five Races, vanished gods, and warriors feared as the Cursed Swordsmen.
Inside the Academy, strength is everything.
Mages, nobles, monsters, ranking battles, deadly duels, political conspiracies, and enemies hiding behind smiling faces await him.
To survive, Trey must grow stronger, uncover the truth behind his power, and prove one thing to the world that discarded him:
The greatest monsters are not always born with magic.
Sometimes, they are created by it.