Jake Lawson was a psycho thief from the slums of St. Petersburg — fast hands, faster mouth, and no future. But when a job goes sideways and he's kidnapped mid-heist, he wakes up in Ochela, a world steeped in ancient myth and buried gods. Instead of a bullet, he gets a scholarship - to an Academy built to train the chosen of the light. Jake isn't chosen. He's a thief. A liar. A survivor. And in a world where goodness shines like a weapon, he might just become its greatest enemy... or its only hope.