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Four kingdoms. Two continents.
The South is magic, wealthy and ancient. Its queen will do anything to protect her people - even place her granddaughter in the hands of the enemy.
The North is doctrine. Mercy is seen as weakness. Yet they need coin - and it arrives wrapped in silk, gold, and violet eyes.
As the two worlds collide, doubt takes root.
Hatred sharpens. Hearts hammer.
The Republic thrives, merchants worships gods while diplomats bathe in hedonism. Ambition and envy rots its senate from within.
Beyond the emerald sea, Yorukto decays. A child sits on the throne while warlords rule in his name. An exiled soul returns carrying a dangerous past.
And at the edge of the world, something ancient stirs. The Goddess's first shields emerge from two thousand years of hiding with a warning long buried by time: The Souglaves are hungry.
As faith turns feral and alliances fracture, the choices of seven souls will determine whether the continent survives what comes next - or collapses beneath the weight of its own sins.
No one is safe.
War is not coming. It's already here.
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TROPES:
✔ Enemies to lovers
✔ Friends to lovers
✔ Arranged marriage
✔ Slow burn
✔ Morally grey characters
✔ Multi-POV epic
✔ Warrior princess
✔ Brooding prince
✔ Religious persecution
✔ Political intrigue
✔ Dark romance
✔ Psychological
For readers of Game of Thrones, ACOTAR, The Cruel Prince, Six of Crows, The Poppy War andThe Priory of the Orange Tree
Content warnings in author's note.