Magnus Bloodstone had always been drawn to knowledge, but after the eclipse and the loss of his brothers, that thirst became an obsession.
He needed answers. Answers that the instructors and scholars of the academy refused to give him. They told him to grieve, to let go, to move forward. But he couldn't. He wouldn't.
There was something wrong with the academy, something that had been hidden from students for centuries. And if no one else would uncover it, then he would do it himself.
That was how he found himself standing before the entrance of the Forbidden Library. The library was an old structure, buried deep within the academy's underground levels.
It was off-limits to students, sealed by magic, guarded by ancient constructs that patrolled its halls.
Only the highest-ranking officials and select scholars were allowed to enter. But Magnus was not deterred.
