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At Blackstone Academy, magic is destiny, and for Nyaluak, a scholarship student with no discernible power, Awakening Day is a public humiliation. Scrubbing blood from marble steps while her peers....
At Blackstone Academy, magic is destiny, and for Nyaluak, a scholarship student with no discernible power, Awakening Day is a public humiliation. Scrubbing blood from marble steps while her peers manifest incredible abilities, she faces the crushing reality of a life relegated to the Null-born. But when the arrogant Joren Vale awakens a rare Crown-level power, a chance encounter with his blood reveals a terrifying truth: Nyaluak's supposed nullity hides an impossible ability to mimic the magic of others. Now, with a power she shouldn't possess and a secret that could shatter the very foundations of her world, Nyaluak must navigate a treacherous path where every touch could unleash a borrowed power, and every step risks exposing the dangerous truth of her existence. Can a girl with no magic of her own become the most powerful of them all, or will her stolen abilities consume her?