The Trench Mage
J.C. Trent
Type: Beta project
Genre: Fantasy
Word count: 95,000
Warnings: Graphic violence, swearing
Maren Vosk is a Battle Mage, forged by the Quiet School—trained to deflect bullets and stop hearts with a whisper of will. But the Quiet School taught him the truth of the Silent War: to be known is to die. So Maren must be boring, forgettable. Guard brotherhood without ever being a brother.
To be seen is to be known. To be known is to invite obliteration.
Maren Vosk is a Battle Mage, forged by the Quiet School—trained to deflect bullets and stop hearts with a whisper of will. But the Quiet School taught him the truth of the Silent War: Once a mage is known, a mage is dead.
If his platoon discovers what he is, their gratitude will open a breach in his defenses—a psychic flaw enemies can exploit from miles away. So Maren lies. He stays dull. He stays forgettable. He rejects the brotherhood he’s desperate to protect.
On the front Maren faces an impossible choice: keep the lie and watch his platoon die… or break the Quiet School’s one forbidden rule, unleash the power they trained him never to use, and save his brothers—by becoming the very thing that will destroy them.
I’m a new author looking to write stories that are thought provoking and emotionally resonant. I’m an easy to please reader, and always just go with the flow, but as a writer I find myself interrogating every detail, every seam, and every inconsistency in my world to create something that feels lived-in and real.
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