Description
Khionia and Calefacious, twins abandoned on the outskirts of the elven city of Gale, have dark and forbidden magic running through their veins. Surrounded by the enemies, the siblings grow up learning not only how to protect their elven people from the threat in the shadows around them, but how to control their own monsters. Yet they will soon discover, hidden within the twist of truth and deceit, a known yet secret war endures between the creatures of darkness and soldiers of light. The foul Underlings of Graderath and the almighty Lordes of Zabethia battle as both sides race to find the prophesied Harbingers; the destined ones to bring forth the apocalypse unto elvenkind. Within the mountain city of Gale, Khionia Ruthigavin finds herself engaged in her own secret war, one that has tormented her since she reached her Strengthening age. A monster lurks beneath her skin, one made of ice and bloodlust, and if she does not meet its malicious demands for release, the repercussions would be catastrophic to those she holds dearest. Along with Calefacious, Khionia is forced to satiate the dark desires of the monster within by hunting her own kind, turning her forbidden magic upon them with brutal consequences. Only her brother's fire can thaw her ice and bring her back from the abyss. That is, until she meets the Prince of the Underlings. Suddenly finding herself thrust into the war between her deities and her enemies, Khionia must work to discover the reality within the ingrained deception around her while trying to accept what, as well as who, is in her soul.
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