His power doesn't look like a warrior's. It looks like a demon's.
The demons beyond the wall will kill him on sight. The warriors beside him will do the same if they learn his secret.
Rain Oren guards humanity's last defense. But some say the deadliest demons aren't the ones outside the wall. And he's beginning to fear they mean him.
Warrior-born are humanity's last defense against demon hordes. With inherited sigils that manifest ethereal weapons, they sacrifice everything to protect the nation. But their numbers are dwindling.
Sixteen-year-old Rain Oren is the last of a once-heroic family, now disgraced and branded as traitors. He harbors secret abilities unlike any other warrior-born. Abilities that mirror those of the very demons they fight. And with every passing day they grow stronger, harder to hide, harder to control.
Ostracized and alone, Rain wants nothing more than a way out. Instead he's assigned to the Elite Squad, the nation's best warriors, stationed in the capital among the very people who condemned his family. The one place he cannot afford to slip.
He has to keep his power hidden while it grows past his grip, surrounded by warriors trained to put down exactly what he's becoming. But he's not the only one keeping secrets. As the demon attacks intensify, Rain uncovers something buried at the heart of the nation's defenses, something tied to what he is. And the closer he gets to the truth, the harder his own power is to contain. Discovery means death. Time is running out. And Rain must decide who to trust and what he's willing to sacrifice for a nation that hates him.
Tropes:
- ORPHANED OUTCAST with a mysterious past
- HIDDEN POWERS that blur the line between hero and demon
- A POWER THAT GROWS beyond his control
- ETHEREAL WEAPONS summoned from ancient sigil birthmarks
- BULLIED UNDERDOG fighting for acceptance
- DEMON WORLD where survival is everything
- ELITE WARRIOR SQUAD with deadly secrets
- FOUND FAMILY
Perfect for reviewers who love dark, morally complex YA fantasy with a grim found family and a hero who fears he is the very thing he fights.
