When Nathan Hale loses his wife Sarah, daughter Lily, and dog Scout in a tragic accident on Arterial Avenue, he retreats into silence; but everything changes when Rhea Park, an enigmatic recruiter from Northside Community College's "Magical Studies" program, reveals the existence of magic hidden beneath everyday reality. As Nathan begins learning about wards, mana, and ethical boundaries, he becomes dangerously obsessed with necromancy. What starts as academic curiosity quickly spirals into reckless experiments that weaken the magical Veil protecting his neighborhood, causing animals to behave strangely and neighbors' gardens to wilt. This isn't a story of resurrection or magical fixes. It's the quiet, devastatingly beautiful journey of a man who learns that healing comes not from bringing back what was lost, but from understanding why those boundaries between life and death exist in the first place.
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