Introduction: Draven Thorn has always known that something about him was different. He never got lost, never faltered, and sometimes鈥攋ust for a moment鈥攈e would find himself somewhere he shouldn鈥檛 be, as if the world had shifted beneath him. But in the quiet city of Evermere, where magic is studied like science and order is absolute, different is dangerous.When a vision strikes him without warning鈥攁 burning city, a crumbling bell tower, a shadow watching from the ruins鈥擠raven dismisses it as a nightmare. But when he collapses in the streets, flickering between reality and something else, his friends can no longer ignore the truth: something is wrong with him.As Draven searches for answers, an intruder appears in his home, whispering a single command: 鈥淕o to the Great Library. Tonight.鈥漌hat he finds there shatters his understanding of Evermere鈥攁nd of himself. The city鈥檚 delicate balance is unraveling, and Draven is at the center of it. An ancient force stirs in the dark, and the cost of its return is not destruction, but erosion.Not everything breaks all at once.Sometimes, it simply fades.And if Draven doesn鈥檛 uncover the truth in time, he may be the next to disappear....