Consequence

Asok Kauhan, for those who know the name, is the underworld boss who runs India's largest private military company.

A former brigadier general in the Indian Magic Army, Kauhan founded a private military company after retirement, making full use of the connections he had built during his service.

In addition to strong ties with the national army, he had connections overseas and took on suppressing rebellions and resolving conflicts at home and abroad as a de facto mercenary force.

He preyed on the ignorance of third and fourth sons from farming families who had come to the cities seeking work, turning them into soldiers through exorbitant contracts little better than slavery.

He made a fortune through jobs that exploited the gray areas of the law.

Even when he took on utterly black-hearted jobs, he used bribes to deflect accusations and set up scapegoats.

The thing that had set Kauhan on his rise through the underworld was obtaining Talit, a Foresight mage.

Talit had been born an outcaste in a remote village. The boy had no family registry, had received no education, and did not even know who he was.

He had no control whatsoever over his power to see the future.

When Talit's family came to the capital to visit relatives, his younger sister happened to be the first one kidnapped. She was intended for the soldiers' comfort...