Adrian Vane was the empire's greatest magical inventor until his treacherous pupil Sebastian Kraven murdered him to seize his dragonblood transmutation secrets. Instead of passing into the void, Adrian's soul bonds into a rusted, discarded maintenance golem buried beneath industrial junk, allowing him to bypass traditional casting circles entirely.
Adrian's solitary quest for vengeance shifts when Lena Holloway, an expelled young alchemy student scavenging for food, stumbles into his hidden workshop. Recognizing her raw talent, Adrian partners with Lena to enter the prestigious imperial alchemy tournament, using his ancient knowledge to expose Kraven's fraudulent empire before the royal court.
