The famous school for magicians, Magisterium, lies deep underground. Children with special powers and talents study there. Thanks to strict selection and extremely harsh trials, only winners graduate from the school. After all, who else could face the Enemy of Death—a mighty magician embodying pure evil? That is why learning magic is almost the same as signing your own death sentence. But whether they want it or not, magic runs in their blood.
Hi! My name is Collam Hunt, and I’m heading to my first exam at Magisterium—so that I can fail it. Don’t be silly! I’m absolutely not Harry Potter, and I’m not planning to wave a magic wand. Real magicians use the power of natural elements and the energy that churns inside them. And besides, I don’t dream about getting into Magisterium. I’m far from a gift and far from a positive hero. So you probably won’t like me. But even so, my story has already begun. And I’m about to face one of the hardest and most dangerous trials any teenager has ever encountered—the Iron Trial…