The prophecy had a savior. Zeta killed her.
For fans of multi-POV political conspiracy, this epic fantasy features a rules-based, dual magic system with a brutal physical toll, a slow-burn romance, and a "chosen one" epic turned whodunit.
The prophecy had a savior. Zeta killed her.
Sampi was the “Brightest Born,” the golden child destined to defend the island nation of Aios. Now she is dead, and Zeta, her fellow soldier, sits in a cell awaiting execution for her murder. Zeta claims it was an accident. The government calls it treason.
But with the Chosen One gone, the ruthless colonialist X’Os empire is poised to strike, threatening to eradicate Aios’ magic, religion, and freedom. On the eve of her execution, Zeta is offered a shady backroom deal: her life in exchange for smuggling a priceless artifact off the island.
A disparate group of outcasts must expose the truth behind the savior's death before the empire closes in. Each perspective is needed to unearth a crucial piece of the puzzle: a fugitive soldier fleeing her own guilt, a brooding rebel hunting rare magic, a cynical sapphic journalist fighting imperial propaganda, a deadly assassin bound by a fatal blood pact, and a patriotic captain torn between duty and state-sanctioned violence.
In a world where magic comes with conditions, this found family must solve the murder before an invasion strikes, and the erasure of ancient, vanished gods dooms them all.
