Luca Matius is destined to uphold his family’s power—until his training with the city’s Philosopher pulls him into a catastrophe that could change everything. Maris Casperia, raised to serve a corrupt regime and apprenticed to the last Priestess of stolen magic, dreams of a different future for her city. When Luca and Maris meet, secrets ignite rebellion, forcing them into a fragile alliance that could reshape power itself. But a single execution turns Luca into the face of a rebellion, casting them onto opposite sides of a holy war—and into a fate written by the gods, where even love may not survive.