A former Dragon God drops his disguise after his daughter falls into a deathlike sleep on her wedding day.
The Arcane Fraud
A mage who fakes forbidden magic bluffs a dark dragon into kneeling.
ShortMax · 40 episodes
Story
Soren is a Tier-1 mage who can only fake spells that are forbidden. A desperate bluff leaves a dark dragon kneeling, and Soren is mistaken for the God of Magic. Then he is revealed as Kai Merlin and pulled into a war of bloodlines, crowns and faith. Every lie he tells may harden into a truth he has to guard.
Fantasy & magicHidden identitybluffing heroepic stakes
Who will like it: viewers who liked fake mages who get worshipped for powers they never had.
Main characters
- Soren: Tier-1 mage who fakes forbidden spells
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from ShortMax's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Where to watch
ShortMax
- Episodes
- 40
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortMax | 40 | — | — | — | Oct 18, 2026checked by hand |
Cost to finish
Passes for ShortMax on the App Store: $9.99 to $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on ShortMax
- Length
- 40 episodes is longer than 22% of the 60 ShortMax dramas on our list (typical: 60).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- A former Dragon God drops his disguise after his daughter falls into a deathlike sleep on her wedding day.
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- High Fantasy, Modern
- ShortMax
- 144K views, 48.0K likes
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