Ghough
Lacrima Taiwo, once a child soldier in a war-torn realm, is starting anew under the mentorship of Archmage Lunabelle Taiwo, the woman who pulled him from the battlefield and taught him a life of nobility and restraint. His past, marred by violence and survival, has granted him an instinctive understanding of Kanon energy that surpasses his peers, making him a target of envy among the elite students at Cleo’s Academy of the Mystical Arts, the most prestigious school in the capital. Here, he’s surrounded by heirs to ancient magical lineages, each grappling with their own political tensions and ambitions. Lacrima is determined to keep to himself, focusing on mastering his newfound skills and burying the dark memories of his childhood. Yet, the academy has secrets of its own.
Beneath its grand towers and ancient halls, a hidden world festers—a place of shifting mirrors, spectral whispers, and treacherous shadows. Known as the Wraithwell, this realm is bound by the Veil of Eternity, a fragile barrier that barely contains a sinister energy stirring within. As ancient wards falter, dark forces—dragons, liches, and cults—begin to slip through, threatening to unravel the very fabric of reality.
When Lacrima and his fiery classmate Zander stumble upon a map hidden within a spectral echo of the academy’s past, they are drawn into a conspiracy as old as magic itself. The map guides them to the Mirror Halls, an eerie, alternate version of the academy that pulses with the life of a place caught between worlds and time itself. Here, they encounter whispers of a figure called the Weaver, an entity woven into the academy’s history and its magic, along with an ancient order known only as the Crimson Key.
Together, Lacrima and Zander must navigate this treacherous underworld, where each choice could tip the scales of reality and time dilation could alter their very existence. Their search for answers unveils forbidden knowledge and blood-bound secrets that reveal Zander’s family’s sinister ties to primordial beings and Lacrima’s own unbreakable connection to the Weaver. With dark entities slipping through the Veil and archmages scheming for power, Lacrima realizes that to save the world from impending doom, he may have to surrender to a fate he has fought to escape—a fate that may cost him his freedom, his sanity, and even his soul.
Ghough is a journey into the shadowed heart of magic, where trust is a luxury, time bends under pressure, and darkness is a constant companion.
