Year Two at the Larissian Magic Academy begins with unease. Students vanish without explanation, life-force is stolen in secret, and whispers of a hidden criminal network creep through the city's underbelly. As George Lydia and his friends investigate, they uncover the Coffin gang—a ruthless organization trafficking lives for power—drawing them far beyond the safety of the academy walls.
What begins as a search for the missing becomes a descent into true horror. In the shadows of the Warehouse District, George faces enemies who do not play by the rules of honor or restraint.
Though he briefly awakens a terrifying power tied to Eden itself, it is not enough. Ancient monsters still walk the world, and some battles cannot be won by students alone.
The arrival of legendary Captains reveals the vast hierarchy of strength that governs the world—and how small George truly is within it.
Shaken but unbroken, he survives, learns, and chooses resolve over despair. As the year closes with strategy, unity, and hard-earned victory in the academy's trials, George steps forward changed. Volume 2 marks the end of innocence. The curse of Eden is no longer a distant myth—it is watching, waiting, and beginning to move.