When tragedy strikes on his fifteenth birthday, Jay Anthony's world is reduced to ashes. Orphaned and alone, he's sent to live with a mysterious uncle deep in the forest-only to discover a truth more powerful than fire itself: he is the last living heir to an ancient bloodline sworn to protect the elemental force known as the Ember Vein.

Guided by a blind, rune-marked mentor and tested by brutal magical trials, Jay must learn to harness a deadly flame that lives within him. But mastering the fire is only the beginning.

A forgotten tyrant, Lord Virelith, has returned from exile to shatter the world and rebuild it in his twisted image-and Jay is the final key to unlocking that destruction. Standing in his path is Karnyx, a former villain and fallen guardian seeking redemption at any cost.

As war ignites and loyalties burn, Jay must choose: become the weapon he fears... or the guardian he was born to be.

Magic. Betrayal. Redemption. Legacy.

The flame has awakened.

And the world will never be the same.