Edited by @KelseyDragon17 Anna lives in a world where by the time they turn eighteen, every man and woman must have a beast bond. Those of them left unbonded are cast out of the city, deemed violent and insane; for if even a rat will not lower itself to bond with you, you must be the lowest of the low. Anna has lived a simple, easy life as the part of one of the most powerful families in the land. Each member of her family had bonded mighty rare beasts, a sign of great power. It boosted them through society's ranks. Her father had bonded with one of the last of the unicorns. Her brother, a manticore. Her mother, a great eagle. Even her adopted sister bonded with a lion. But as her eighteenth birthday approaches, and with no beast having choose her, she must make a choice. Stay, and bring shame upon her and her family... Or leave the city on her own terms. Striking out across the Ashlands, Anna will discover an adventure she wasn't looking for, and a prophesy she has stumbled into the middle of. Can she bring two species who once slaughtered each other together to save themselves? Can she win this battle? Or the ones ahead? Highest Ranking #7 in Fantasy Featured August 18th

I am a king, ruler of humans. I am a Watchman, ruler of secret realms. I am an assassin, killer of demons. But most important I am a Believer, the last of my kind. And I have a quest: to rescue the very evil I kill daily in order to save my people. It is not easy ruling humans, those unaware of the secret realms or the demons who walk amongst them. It is even more arduous to rule for the realms I despise. Scoffing, they believe I serve their cause, and am but a weak ruler in the 'Isle of Nothing' so they jest. But I deceive the great realms. I have stolen their heir and hide him from their eyes. I now train demons and humans side by side. I draw the powers of trees, and when I raise the Ancient from the dead greed shall draw every realm into the king's lands. My lands! War shall erupt and with good cause for there is more. The ancient they wish to possess is only the beginning. What rises along side of him shall bring them to their knees. I then shall pay for what I, the king, have done, pay for being a Believer and forfeit my life.

Meyer Brant has lived in the Outlands his entire life. Sometimes Traders bring magical artifacts from the Great Realms and other far off lands, but otherwise he is removed from the kings, sorcerers and magical creatures of the world. Instead, Meyer's biggest concern is enduring his daily Martial Training--a necessity in Vanroc, a town which lives in constant fear of Raiders. Yet one day during a sparring session, Meyer experiences a moment of supernatural strength, and his life is changed forever...