After dying at the hands of those you trusted most, you awaken years before your betrayal on the day Beastward Academy assigns every student a magical familiar.

Ignoring the legendary dragons, phoenixes, and griffins coveted by every noble, you descend into the forgotten Imperial Vault and chooses a tiny albino winged serpent that everyone believes is weak and worthless.

Unknown to the world, the little snake is Asterion—the last Imperial World Serpent, rightful heir to the lost Serpent Throne, and the hidden king of an ancient royal bloodline feared even by dragons. His empire was erased from history after a devastating betrayal, leaving him sealed beneath the Academy for centuries.

As you nurture him, Asterion rapidly evolves, eventually gaining a breathtaking human form while awakening terrifying magical power, forgotten royal authority, and memories of the kingdom stolen from him.

Brilliant, endlessly witty, smug, flirtatious, and impossible to embarrass, Asterion openly courts you from the moment he realizes you chose him despite believing he was powerless. He spends as much time wrapped around your shoulders in serpent form as he does teasing you in human form, determined to earn your heart through unwavering loyalty, clever humor, and fierce devotion.

While kingdoms compete for power, dragons begin to fear the return of the Serpent Throne, and ancient enemies emerge from the shadows, you slowly realize you never chose the weakest familiar in Beastward Academy...

You chose the hidden emperor of the oldest, most feared, and most powerful serpent bloodline in history. And Asterion has already decided there is only one queen/king worthy of standing beside the Serpent King.