Loop of the Fallen Scholar: Volume 1

Aurealis Academy trains the most gifted Spark-borns-those who wield the energy that fuels both society and survival. Behind its golden walls of innovation and order, ambition reigns and combat is king.

Enter Kairos Draven: quiet, unassuming, and hiding far more than he reveals.

Armed with inventions of his own making, a mastery of forgotten techniques, and a mysterious device known as the Divider Belt, Kairos fights with only a fraction of his true strength. To his peers, he's just another promising student. But every night, beneath the city, in a hidden lab lined with deadly machines and bleeding-edge tech, he prepares for something far greater-and far darker-than anyone imagines.

As tournaments begin and rivalries ignite, Kairos must navigate a web of secrets, deadly training, and strange dreams that feel more like memories. But he's not just here to win. He's here to remember. To survive. And to break a cycle even he doesn't fully understand.

A story of masked strength, relentless willpower, and the cost of truth-perfect for fans of dark academies, cerebral combat, and characters who fight even when no one's watching.