You have been Reborn as a Tamer's Monster. Congratulations — you are in immediate danger.
When our hero's new life begins in a world of monsters and tamers, he finds himself not as a powerful warrior but as a helpless hatchling, alone in a terrifying forest and about to be eaten. Surrounded by monsters hellbent on ruining his day, there is nothing to do but run, hide, and survive — while also uncovering who he was in his past life and why his tamer is nowhere to be found.
Lucky for him, monsters here can grow into anything. Once free of his weak hatchling body, he will grow into the most powerful monster ever: Nidhögg, the Withering Wyrm.
Kieran watched wild outborns tear his father apart when he was a child. Now he's supposed to bond with one. Highfall College trains callers who share their minds with these creatures of storm and fire — but Kieran can't do any of it. No Arts, no bond, just fists and a mark under his skin that burns when the world goes wrong.
Between a lightning-happy rival who thinks everything is a competition, a fire girl with zero impulse control, and the most chaotic first-year cohort Highfall has ever filed, Kieran might survive long enough to figure out what he is. His first expedition into the Outerbound is coming whether he's ready or not. He's not ready.