Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension, #1)

by Andrew Rowe

In the middle of the path, however, was a monster. The world’s most adorable monster.

Absurdity had always been an excellent shield against the threat of negative emotions.

Tashday, the first day of classes. I hadn’t been murdered in the middle of the night. Success!

It turns out that spending three years away from school made me less eager to socialize. Who would have guessed?

No hero was immune to the costs of war.

“Corin. For the future, please promise me you will not make any life-altering oaths in order to influence my love life.”

The last part of what she said did bother me a little, though. Strong enough to prevent a war? Any individual attuned with that level of power was strong enough to start a war, too — or just cause tremendous damage. I’d need to find out more about that.

“Corin, you’re in the Room of Killing Wind. It has winds that kill you. Avoid them.”