A bike mechanic helps a man to make amends with his past.

Hated by her lineage, Iliya Dalaminai dwells in self isolation, awaiting the day her cousin marries so she might escape the Throne. Feared by the Gods, Sorein Chakrine's crown is mainly a relic put on display at royal ceremonies to ward off evil. When Souls escape the Aphyre and wreak havoc in the streets of Chiori Faire, the Solstice Festival becomes a haunted front line for the undead. With the Royal Guard struggling to gain control, Iliya and Sorein find themselves thrust in the middle of an ancient investigation. Constantly at each other's throats and lost in the conspiracies beginning to corner them, the race to seal the Afterworld and return the Souls to rest quickly morphs into something much darker. A trial to prove their innocence. As more and more evidence surfaces against Sorein, the irreverent Fae Prince might just wish he had never stepped foot on Chiori's shore. Leaving Iliya to pick up the pieces of her crumbling country the only way she knows how. Stowing away. | Cover By Starrdust | | Hades and Persephone meets Cloak and Dagger | | 2023 Wattys Shortlist! | | 6× Featured |

The Venenarius have been preoccupied with rehoming the millions of refugees, restoring safe conditions to planets previously oppressed by Interitus, and debating whether a teen boy had truly saved the universes. Kenneth Davis, the killer of Xexile, is trying to lead a normal life when he's accused of treason he claims not to have committed and is exposed to unfamiliar dark threats, all while battling unwelcome traumatic memories. Halo Evans is overwhelmed with the insecurities surrounding her magical abilities, the struggles of rejoining society, and her growing concerns for those she loves. The fate of the ones involved and their little time only adds to the mysteries surrounding the universes and their rings.

Interitus have been destroying universes for thousands of years, defying the Venenarius who seem powerless against them. Due to the Interitus, Kenneth Jace Davis is overwhelmed with the new knowledge that there are magical people and thousands of universes. When a nervous but talkative girl aspires to be his friend, Kenneth must balance his internal struggles and the well-being of his new friend. He carries the burden of never being safe from impending danger, and he and his loved ones are never secure. The questions of the Interitus' intentions and Kenneth's purpose in all this only add to the confusion of the universes and their rings.