John Thunder has finally crawled out from under his father's shadow and is a hero in his own right. The Knight Mage is well known by the people as both a savior and someone they can depend on. His enemies are not to happy with him or his fame and want to see him humbled. Powerful nobles are tired of John and want him to cease being a Knight and embrace being a mage instead. When John is betrayed he does give up being a Knight Mage and instead becomes the first Dragon Mage.