Of Rust and Runes

In a realm where magic is a birthright, an amnesiac girl from the wastelands forges her destiny with science and steel. Armed with an engineer’s mind, she resurrects forbidden alchemy, crafting monstrously powerful constructs from scrap and forgotten lore. Thrust into a failing academy, she must lead a band of fellow outcasts in a high-stakes tournament against the world’s most privileged elites. But as her unorthodox machines evolve—powered by memories and emotion—she unearths a dark conspiracy woven into the fabric of the empire and the lost fragments of her own mind. To survive, she must master a power that bonds soul to machine, challenging the very definition of magic and uncovering the truth of who she was born to be.