A young man without a past must become a legendary warrior. Zola Shade’s life begins on a fateful day at the bottom of a well, where he wakes up beaten and without memory. He longs to protect everyone who needs protection and to become a warrior worthy of the title. He discovers a special gift: in it, battle codes become obvious, and the language of steel becomes clear. After earning a place in a prestigious elven warrior academy, Zola strives to expand his knowledge—and maybe even prove the proud elves wrong, who believe that no human can match them in the art of wielding cold steel. His hard-won skills are put to the test when strange thunder comes from the depths of the Javelin Mountains: monsters from myths appear. But something much worse also happens… An ancient god, long thought dead, is alive—and remembers his enemies well… even if they don’t remember themselves.