Godforged
In a world where spiritual energy is forged into weapons, Gideon Vale toils in the academy's sweltering furnace halls, a gifted craftsman trapped by his station. When a routine transfer....
In a world where spiritual energy is forged into weapons, Gideon Vale toils in the academy's sweltering furnace halls, a gifted craftsman trapped by his station. When a routine transfer of molten silverglass nearly ends in disaster, he uncovers a far more dangerous secret: a furnace behaving erratically, its pressure building despite all controls. His warnings are dismissed by a supervisor more concerned with appearances than safety, especially with an inspection party imminent. But as the furnace pulses with an unnatural rhythm and a newly installed, suspicious regulator refuses to yield, Gideon realizes this isn't just a malfunction. Someone has tampered with the very heart of the forge, and if he can't uncover the truth, the entire academy, and perhaps more, could be consumed by a catastrophic explosion.