Like many low elves in the kingdom of Edresh, Morana was orphaned as a child during the war against neighboring Araphel. But Morana is more fortunate than most, and is taken to live in the palace as a companion to a captive princess, Astreia. She and Astreia become like sisters, and Morana nurses a tension-filled friendship with the sometimes cruel, but always charming High Elf Prince Tievel. But even with the war over, all is not well in Edresh. A curse spreads through the land, raising ghouls and monsters and stealing the lives of the unborn. Yet it is ignored by the High Elf nobility, whose immortality renders such concerns beneath them. Then, the king-Tievel's grandfather-is killed by a magical Araphelian assassin known as a Reaper. When Morana encounters the Reaper as he's making his escape, he reveals a truth that Morana had long-denied: she is one of the last Deathsingers, a wielder of the very same forbidden magic that inspired the king's savage assault on Araphel. Furthermore, her ability to Sing away immortality might just be the key to stopping the horrors slowly consuming their world... But only if she is willing to condemn those like her dear Tievel, who have only ever known eternal life, to the cold permanence of death. To right the wrongs of long ago and prevent the world's unraveling, Morana must dive head first into the sort of danger she's always avoided and venture into Araphel with her friends. But the Reaper is always close behind, a constant reminder of both what Morana is and the impossible sacrifice she might be called upon to make... Season 1 on The Deathsinger WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence and depictions of sexual assault that may not be suitable for some readers.

Morana is the daughter of a dead emperor. She grows up in the aftermath of a war with her family in shambles. Reasonably upset, she doesn't want anything to do with her heritage for the longest time. But legends tell the tale of a fallen star in the claws of a vicious dragon. Of a night sky waiting to become dazzling again. Once she begins to wonder, Morana is obstinate. Where was the rest of her family? Her parents? And what was an empire without a ruler? Even if out of spite, she would find out if the myths were true, just to demand answers from her father who left her in that night. ********* MELF Series order: Silbermond und Honigwein Sternenstaub und Abendfeuer Dämmerlicht und Herzeleid Wehmutstau und Sturmgesang Lichtflut und Mondscheingang + several spin off one shots in my ATEEZ One Shots book