(The Magister Series, Book 1: Soul Urn) (Approx. 94K words) In a world where souls roam free and malevolent monsters prowl in the shadow of a gutted human civilisation, companies of young warriors with extraordinary powers, magisters, are the only force that can combat the threat…at negotiable rates, of course. Dan is only 9-years-old, the only surviving member of his company, and the youngest working magister by far. Calculating and efficient, he has been a proficient magister practically from the moment he could hold up a sword. He is the ultimate monster killer, and knows it. Quill is new to the magister ranks. Naturally kind and optimistic, she is still green to the inherent cruelty of her chosen profession. When these two very different souls are brought together under one company’s banner, Dan's every-man-for-himself mentality and Quill's impulses to help total strangers are put to the ultimate test, because only one thing ultimately determines whose creed is superior in a world where killing and profit are perpetually bonded: survival.