Nathanial Cassada

Book Two follows Chris Locke as he enters his second year at the Valdris Academy and begins to understand the true weight of the prophecy tied to him—"the champion of contradictions…bound to an ancient voice."

The Bufflock of Valdris is a character driven fantasy series blending humor, heart, and high stakes magic. When first year warlock Chris Locke accidentally enrolls in the wrong class, he discovers a strength the Academy has never seen—and a destiny he never asked for.

Alexander of Gadara is a simple man—a potter, a husband, a father—until the world he knows begins to slip away. Strange dreams haunt him. Hours vanish without explanation. Voices whisper from the edges of waking. And the man he has always been starts to fracture.

When a mass awakening in Sedona shatters the veil between worlds, humanity discovers a truth long buried: the reincarnation wheel is not a path to enlightenment—it is a trap. And the false god who built it is losing control.

Father Gabriel Mendoza is a devoted Catholic exorcist whose life unravels after a routine case awakens something ancient inside a young man named Elijah Chen.