Deathbringer

He taught his followers forbidden lifeblood magic, and when he died, his legacy lived on through the criminals he trained. Mother was a nonmagi; no one would question that magic passed to only one daughter. What is she afraid of? “Find Victor Carver,” she whispers. “He’s been around her since she joined the academy. All these deaths, senseless and in vain, because in the end, he’s coming back.