At Centralis Academy, Wulf faces his great test yet. Wulf survived his first year, repelled the first wave of demons, and earned a promotion to the Academy’s main branch—and so far, no one knows he’s an alchemist. For the first time, things are looking up. That illusion shatters in Centralis, the largest city in the world and humanity’s strongest bastion. Its Academy offers unmatched resources—and ruthless politics. To survive, Wulf must outmaneuver scheming nobles, forge powerful alliances, and use the memories of his past life to rise faster than any Ascendant before him. But a traitor lurks in their midst, and there’s a plot to unleash a new danger from the dungeon beneath the Academy. If Wulf fails to expose the plot in time, Centralis will fall—and this second chance at saving the world will end before it truly begins. First on Royal Road, now professionally edited and available on Amazon and Audible narrated by Jonathan Waters. Buy a copy or read free with Kindle Unlimited!