Cardinal Red of Ashes I

is the first volume of the Cardinal Red of Ashes light novel series, written by Nishimura Sei and Illustrated by Kuraneko. It was released under the Dengeki Bunko Imprint in January 2013.

Synopsis
Time is a warring nation, a world of conflict. Armiral, a military nation in the northern part of the Waltor continent, and Richter, a nation of southern magic, were in a fierce battle. The sword god who built the empire with a powerful and unrivaled magic sword ── Someone will put an end to the war over the mighty power “Emperor's Legacy” ……. The strongest flame messenger with the left hand of the genie Belial ── The man's name is Calev Red. He is one of the crazy fighting units "Dead Man's" that Armiral is proud of.

(source: Bookwalker JP - Translated)