The times are changing. The Empire grows more tyrannic. The Rebels are gaining power. And in the middle of it all is a young High Fae named Ray.

The only thing Ray has ever wanted in life is to be a Mage, to rain fire on his enemies, build great palaces, or even synthesize wondrous potions with Alchemy. But his dreams are dashed when he fails a test, and finds himself barred from even joining the Academy.

Ray, however, is not ready to give up. But when a failed attempt to prove himself ends in disaster, Ray is saved by the System conquering his world. And it is then that Ray realizes that all is not what it seems in the world. After all, life is never easy when you're a High Fae in the Empire of Humanity.

Can Ray really survive in an Empire that lovingly calls his kind a 'prohibited substance'?