Knightmare Arcanist: 1 (Frith Chronicles)

Magic. Sailing. A murderer among heroes. Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero the legendary magical swashbuckler Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become an arcanist someone capable of wielding magic which requires bonding with a mythical creature. And hell take anything--a pegasus a griffin a ravenous hydra--maybe even a leviathan like Ruma. So when Volke stumbles across a knightmare a creature made of shadow and terror he has no reservations. But the knightmare knows a terrible secret: Ruma is a murderer out to spread corrupted magic throughout their island nation. Hes already killed a population of phoenixes and he intends to kill even more. In order to protect his home his adopted sister and the girl he admires from afar Volke will need to confront his hero the Master Arcanist Gregory Ruma. A fast-paced fantasy with magical creatures for those who enjoy the Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera series) by Jim Butcher Unsouled (Cradle Series) by Will Wight and Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan.