The Passages between worlds are out of bounds for a very good reason, but to nineteen-year-old Academy student Kay Walker, exploring the monster-ridden tunnels offers a thrill nothing on Earth can match. Until a rivalry escalates into a deadly game, and he discovers that the allure of magic comes with a high price...

This is a standalone novella of around 20,000 words which takes place around two years before the events of Adamant.