In the face of vengeful gods, devouring monsters and ravaging wars, the humans of the world of Abniell turn to Lorica, the hero ordained to unite mankind and lead it to stand above all races. As the survival of humanity relies on the existence of the divine hero, the Prime Forebearer of humanity paid with its life to invoke primordial magic to ensure that there will always be a Lorica. Cadence, barely starting her freshman year in our world, is about to find out the price of sustaining a champion for humans in the world of Abniell. She will also learn the real meaning of the saying that heroes are made, not born.