
by C-Sid
COMPLETED NOVEL Book One is fully written and will be posted in its entirety through regular daily updates. If you're enjoying Adam's journey, consider following, commenting, or leaving a rating. Every bit of support helps the story reach new readers. Adam Cross expected to spend his life living beneath the shadow of his family's disgrace. Instead, he awakens a golden aura that should not exist. With war looming against the Northern Empire, Adam is sent to Archon Academy, where knights and mages train side by side despite centuries of distrust. Surrounded by nobles who look down on him and rivals eager to prove themselves, Adam struggles to master his newfound power. But the golden aura is more than a rare gift. It is a secret tied to the kingdom's founding, a secret his mother died protecting, and one that powerful enemies would kill to keep buried. As war spreads across the kingdom, Adam must decide what kind of knight he wants to become—and whether he can survive long enough to uncover the truth.
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| 1 | Prologue: Embers of Gold | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1: The Awakening | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2: Northbound | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3: The Aftermath | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4: Father's Sin A Son's Burden | 0 |
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| Chapter 5: Arrival At Archon |
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| 7 | Chapter 6: First Lessons | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7: First Failure | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8: History Of The Northern Empire | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 9: The Arcanum | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 10: The Arena | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11: Our Orc | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12: Praise Unbecoming | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 13: A Strange Request | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 14: Unwanted Attention | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 15: Honor Above Station | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 16: Student and Master | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17: Equals In Name Alone | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18: The Final Insult | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19: A Well-Laid Trap | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20: A Desperate Lesson | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21: A Golden Path | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22: A Solid Foundation | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23: No Other Choice | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24: Into the Fire | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25: The First Trial | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 26: A Close Call | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 27: A Dangerous Charm | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 28: A Life Saved | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 29: An Attractive Offer | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 30: A Counter Offer | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 31: Out Of The Pan | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32: And Into | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33: The Fire | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 34: Among Giants | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 35: The Lost Pieces | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 36: More Questions Than Answers | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 37: A Different World | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 38: A New Sense | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 39: First Steps | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 40: A Mage's Purpose | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 41: A Short Deadline | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 42: The Royal Guard | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 43: The Missing Piece | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 44: Through New Eyes | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 45: The Grind Begins | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 46: A Plan Comes Together | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 47: Close, But Not Quite | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 48: First Spell | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 49: A Craftsman's Mind | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 50: Just One Hit | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 51: An Invaluable Lesson | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 52: A Rival's Growth | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 53: A Pupil's Growth | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 54: A Short Peace | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 55: The Misty Forest | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 56: Creatures In The Mist | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 57: Enemy Mage | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 58: Broken Steel | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 59: No Place Left to Run | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 60: Edelia of Crosse | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 61: The Missing Piece | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 62: The Descendant | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 63: One Last Shot | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 64: A Place Between Life and Death | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 65: The Mother I Never Knew | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 66: Not Strong Enough | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 67: A White Lie | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 68: A Battlemage | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 69: A Strange Sword | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 70: A Versatile Battlemage | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 71: A Bargin | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 72: A Second-Rate Disciple | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 73: Playing Politics | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 74: The Headmaster's Shadow | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 75: Nothing You Can Do | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 76: I Need You | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 77: What It Is You Want | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 78: A Mage's Battlefield | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 79: A Breaking Point | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 80: A Much Needed Break | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 81: A Mother's Memory | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 82: Meeting Her Father | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 83: A Warm Welcome | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 84: We Should Talk | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 85: What I Dared Not Say | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 86: An Uninvited Guest | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 87: A Vocie In The Stone | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 88: The Headmaster's Proposal | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 89: An Empty Legacy | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 90: A Mother's Past | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 91: The Violet Eyes | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 92: Questions For Father | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 93: A Shared Burden | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 94: An Assassin's Blade | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 95: A Grim Reality | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 96: The Price Of Answers | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 97: Questions Without Answers | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 98: An Impossible Decision | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 99: A Mother's Apology | 0 |
| 101 | Chapter 100: Because We're Family | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 101: The Eve Of War | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 102: Enemy Revealed | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 103: Forcing Their Hand | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 104: No Going Back | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 105: Not Your Tool | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 106: A Path to Peace | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 107: The Hunt Begins | 0 |
| 109 | Chapter 108: Until One Of Us Is Dead | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 109: Cat and Mouse | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 110: The Last Gambit | 0 |
| 112 | Chapter 111: A New Path | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 112: The First Move | 0 |
| 114 | Chapter 113: Time To Sever TIes | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 114: Severing The Tower | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 115: Burning Bridges | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 116: The King's Command | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 117: Duty Over Desire | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 118: A Path I Will Not Travel | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 119: For Edelia | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 120: Not Without Me | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 121: The Battle For Cross | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 122: First Sacrifice | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 123: Where Were You | — |
| 125 | Chapter 124: The Face Of The Enemy | — |
| 126 | Chapter 125: Chimera's Wrath | — |
| 127 | Chapter 126: So Pitifully | — |
| 128 | Chapter 127: A Swordmaster | — |
| 129 | Chapter 128: The Archmage's Choice | — |
| 130 | Chapter 129: How Much of Me Is Left | — |
| 131 | Chapter 130: Stay With Me | — |
| 132 | Chapter 131: No Rest For The Weary | — |
| 133 | Chapter 132: I Will Remember You | — |
| 134 | Chapter 133: How Much More Can I Lose | — |
| 135 | Chapter 134: My Brother | — |
| 136 | Chapter 135: Victory Or Defeat | — |
| 137 | Chapter 136: A Monument To The Fallen | — |
| 138 | Chapter 137: No Mercy for the Damned | — |
| 139 | Chapter 138: The Faces of the Dead | — |
| 140 | Chapter 139: The Living Tower | — |
| 141 | Chapter 140: Old Rivals | — |
| 142 | Chapter 141: Then What Are You | — |
| 143 | Chapter 142: Lion's Maw | — |
| 144 | Chapter 143: Good Try | — |
| 145 | Chapter 144: A Different Kind Of Monster | — |
| 146 | Chapter 145: Keep Your Eyes on Me | — |
| 147 | Chapter 146: Let’s Get Serious | — |
| 148 | Chapter 147: The Angel | — |
| 149 | Chapter 148: Over Soon | — |
| 150 | Chapter 149: All Or Nothing | — |
| 151 | Chapter 150: A Divine Execution | — |
| 152 | Epilogue: We Shall See | — |
| 153 | Author's Note + A Lil Sneak Peek | — |