The Thread Between Worlds
sades1212
(Prologue is optional but i would love it if you read it. it helps you understand the story better.)
In a world where mana shapes both technology and survival, power is more than privilege-it's protection. From enchanted cities to the wild, monster-haunted wilderness beyond, only the Binders-those who forge soul-deep pacts with spirits-stand between civilization and chaos.
Sway, a calm, calculating student from a working-class family, enters Aether High, the most elite and unforgiving academy for future Binders. Unlike the legacy mages around him, Sway doesn't seek glory. He seeks control-the kind that allows him to survive, endure, and never be powerless again.
During the Binding Ceremony, where each student's spirit companion is revealed, Sway does the unthinkable: he binds with a Lich-an ancient, forbidden being of death and ruin. As fear ripples through the academy and whispers begin to spread, Sway must navigate a world that now sees him as a threat, not a peer.
But power, as he knows, isn't about being loved. It's about being ready when no one else is.