Omens of the Midnight Moon

**Synopsis**Kren, apprentice to a powerful mage in the capital city of Litzen, possesses no magical ability of his own. His master is cruel and unfair, but this has not stemmed Kren’s love and fascination for magic and anyone who can use the Æther—the strange and important force that permeates the universe and fuels all magic throughout the world of Orik. For Kren, living and serving under an affluent master, no matter how cruel, might have been the best life he could have ever hoped for. However, fate had something else in store for him when a powerful ritual endowed him with the ability he had always wished he had been born with—the ability to tap into the Æther and bend it to his will.            What are the Omens of the Midnight Moon and who is so intent on hiding their true meaning that they would kill to do so? Will Kren’s newfound ability be enough to navigate the world of magic that has opened to him or will he meet his demise before he can unravel the mystery surrounding the Omens of the Midnight Moon?AI content warning:I am not an artist and thus generated a simple cover for this story. I could have just as easily typed the name out in paint if this is a big sticking point, but figured people might enjoy a nicer cover to go with the fiction. None of the actual content of the story had ANY help from AI whatsoever.