Warformed: Stormweaver

Reidon Ward will become a god — he just doesn't know it yet. Born weak, sickly, and small, afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents, Reidon has fought for every minor advantage life has allowed him. When the most powerful AI in human history takes an interest in him, he is granted a CAD — a Combat Assistance Device — with awful specs but infinite potential for growth. At the bottom of his class at the Galens Institute, one of the top military academies in the Collective, Reidon and his best friend Viviana Arada must climb the school rankings and enter the combat tournament circuits that have become humanity's greatest entertainment. So begins the rise of a god.

In just over half a year, Reidon Ward has gone from the weakest cadet at the Galens Institute to one of the strongest in his class. No one who has seen his Device, Shido, would argue it isn't the most terrifying CAD they've ever encountered. But Rei knows his climb has barely begun. The Sectionals tournament has arrived. Rei, Aria, Viv, Catcher, and a couple of unexpected squadmates must square off against some of the best Users in the Astra System, putting everything they have into their fights as individuals and as a team. The journey is hardly going to be smooth — especially as powerful entities who've noticed the Iron Prince of Galens begin to make their moves.