A young man's life is changed completely, when he finds out that, not only is he not human, but he is the heir of a magical land where his mere presence becomes a threat. First of a series. There are two worlds, the "real" one in which we live, and a magical one where the fantasies that populated our world's imagination come from. Leo is a young man from the real world who discovers he is a descendant of an extinct race of magical beings, the birdmen. Being one of the last known members of his kind, traditions and complications dictate that he is to inherit the throne of the birdmen kingdom in the magical world. But not all are happy with this news, on the day of his crowning a masked figure from the birdmen's bloody, war-torn past appears. "As long as you remain, your kingdom will never know peace" it says, "I will make sure of it."

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