The city of a million lights is full of wonders. Every convenience of modern life can be enjoyed here. Except the government controls it all. Magic is bottled and sold, kept from the people who need it most. Speak up, and be taken to the black tower. There, only torture and re-education await. Some never see the sun again.

But there is one man who would upend the whole rotten system.

Linton Granhorn has trained for this rebellion his whole life. A young and ambitious mind mage, he seeks to save his country from oppression. His methods are rarely clean, but his plans always seem to end in victory.

The Minister of Welfare stands against him. Charismatic, influential, and unmatched in the arcane arts, he will keep the peace at any cost in order to protect the one he holds dear. Under his rule, the people toil and suffer, kept in line under an invisible web of threats and propaganda.

Linton and the minister are bound by their very natures to clash. Their battle of the minds will determine the future of a nation.