The Emperor's Dark Mage

I'm Maxim Temnikov, and unlike your typical twelve-year-old, I have the spirit of a necromancer living inside my head. I also study at a magic school where everyone is at least a few years older than me. And if that wasn't enough, I spend more time at the headmaster's office than I do in my room...

Well, they haven't kicked me out yet, so that's good news. And though I've made some enemies, I've also made some friends, too! Prince Alexey, the ghost Ibrahim, the cursed giant dwarf Hornborn, and the witch Lacrimosa. No fantasy tale is complete without a witch, after all. I even closed my...

My well-deserved winter holidays have finally begun. This is the perfect time to relax, have some fun, and recharge so I can finish the school year on a high note. An ideal plan for a first-year student at a magical academy, right? Well, perhaps for an ordinary student it is. For me, such a plan...