Outward University was built on promises. Every wall, every spell, every tradition is bound by an oath carved into the bones of the world. Magic is not a gift here. It is a debt. Every ability demands a sacrifice that never stops taking.

For the new generation of magi, that truth becomes impossible to ignore.

Lia, Lyra, Rhys, Dorian, Bell, and Drax arrive ready to prove themselves, but the moment their orientation begins, the school shows its teeth. Scriptmites devour names. Oaths unravel in the air. Reflections move before the students do. And deep beneath the university, a sealed vault keeps humming with something that should not be awake.

Rhys sees too many futures at once and feels each one tearing at him. Lia’s hard light can break as easily as it protects. Bell hears every promise the school whispers, including the ones begging for release. Lyra’s healing costs her a pain she can never recover. Dorian manipulates perception until he is not sure what is real. Justin begins slipping into the mirrors, where something ancient watches him with too many teeth.

When the Covenant, the ancient pact meant to hold the world together, begins to fracture, the core six are forced into a truth far older than any academy. A creature long thought bound is stirring beneath the stones. A hunger that remembers every broken promise. And it wants out.

To survive, they must learn not just how to wield their power, but how to pay for it. Because magic does not forgive. Oaths do not forget. And every choice is carving the future into stone.

Shattered Oaths launches The Covenant Chronicles in a storm of magic, sacrifice, secrets, and characters who learn that every spell has its price and every promise has a cost.