After having killed his brother, Louis Perrault must learn to forgive and accept himself, for his future to hold promise. Louis Perrault hates himself. In a fantasy world like our early nineteenth-century Europe and China, he has frightening magical powers and he accidentally killed his brother seven years ago. Ever since, he has worked for redemption by actualising his brother’s discovery for forging strong weapons of crystal—the only material no magician in this world can control. However, when Louis tries to sell his weapons, a powerful friend becomes an enemy, hounding him for his crystal formula. When Louis meets two other people who also have unusual magical powers, he starts to uncover who and what he really is, and to learn to forgive himself. Can Louis protect his brother’s invention, himself and his new friends from their enemy, and learn self-acceptance in the process? THIS BOOK CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING QUEER RELATIONSHIPS.