The Chantless Magi: Vessel of the Grand Mage [Volume 2 Launch]

*** The story has been renamed from Arcana Wars: The Age of Modern Magic to The Chantless Magi: Vessel of the Grand Mage. This is the same story and existing chapters have not been removed. The new title and cover better represent Rina, chantless magic, and the central mystery of the series. Rebranding for Volume 2 Thank you to everyone who has supported the story since its original title. VOLUME 1 COMPLETE *** Four hundred years ago, the Grand Mage nearly brought humanity to extinction. The devastation reshaped Earth, leaving behind dungeons filled with monsters, artifacts, and mana. Humanity eventually rebuilt, but the new world no longer belonged to governments alone. Magic became an industry, dungeons became sources of wealth and influence, and powerful Mafia organizations rose to protect entire nations while ruling from the shadows. Every modern mage needs a formula and a chant to cast a spell. Rina Morozov needs only the formula. As one of Morozov’s Fangs, Rina serves the Black Fang, Russia’s most powerful magical Mafia organization. Her cold precision, ruthless combat instincts, and ability to construct spells without chanting have made her one of the country’s deadliest weapons. Yet the origin of her power remains buried alongside the memories of a childhood she can no longer remember. When dungeons across Russia begin aging at an impossible rate, Rina is sent to uncover the cause. What begins as an investigation soon drags her into a conspiracy involving forbidden experiments, human trafficking, an ancient prophecy, and a mysterious cult connected to the destruction of her family. The deeper Rina searches, the more her own body begins to betray her. Her mana repairs wounds without permission, her forgotten memories return through violent dreams, and an ancient presence watches from within her mana core. The world believes the Grand Mage disappeared four centuries ago. Rina is about to discover that the legend never truly left, and that her existence may be the key to bringing it back. In a world where every spell requires a chant, the most dangerous magi needs only a formula.