Ten years ago, Jay sacrificed his draconic fire to save his sweetheart Mae, losing his ability to shift. Rather than valuing his devotion, Mae abandons him for a flashy aristocrat and burns his ancestral scale. Mocked by students who once respected his prowess, Jay turns his back on the ungrateful academy.
His quiet exit catches the attention of Lyra, an aloof frost-dragon heiress from a rival clan. Recognizing the dormant power still sleeping within his core, Lyra invites Jay to master an unprecedented dual elemental technique in the northern peaks. When inter-school tournament battles break out, Jay enters the arena to crush the arrogant champions who dismissed him.
