In a world where magic manifests from the power of someone's will and spirit, peace is hard to come by. The strongest fuel fiery tempers, and take advantage of the system that prefers them. Abel is a young soldier in a war he never wanted to fight, with an opportunity to defect to the enemies' side in exchange for an opportunity for peace: to go to school, to crush on potential partners, to pull pranks on those he loves.

So naturally, he takes it.

But he'll soon find out the empire he's seeking sanctuary in is as underhanded as the one he left, and his quest for peace will be broken by the rumbling of a growing rebellion against the capital city's secret police, the Catchers.

One part battle academy fantasy, one part gangster thriller, it's also got a bit of romance and comedy sprinkled in because I like to be self-indulgent.