Zenith City hosts a steel-gladiator tournament to crown its strongest protector, drawing elite mech pilots from the Northern Kingdoms. When a rogue mech goes berserk in the streets, a mysterious god-tier command instantly vaporizes it, core reactor and all. Investigating the high nobility for this hidden guardian, the city’s First Mage, Rafe, is shocked to discover the true pilot is Kade—the very man everyone ridiculed as a worthless nobody.
