The Year of the Lumin (The Lumin Prophecies) (Volume 1)

Thrust into a strange, new world filled with monsters, seemingly magical powers, and impossible people, Noir is quickly made to feel helpless as his uncle and cousin are ripped away from him and lost. Eventually, he not only finds out that he is far from helpless, but he gains impossible abilities and major political influence in a massive war between two kingdoms. Finding his cousin and uncle is only a small part of Noir's new problems.