tryKATH
In the golden halls of Aethral Academy, light is a weapon, perfection is expected, and darkness is an enemy to be erased.
Kairi Cole has everything-prodigious martial talent, the devotion of her realm, and the elite status that comes with being the kingdom General's daughter. Beside her stands Cornelia, an orphan with barely enough magic to cast, carrying a quiet, suffocating secret: she has been deeply in love with Kairi for years.
When Queen Penelope orders a high-stakes expedition to retrieve the five legendary Crystals of Gia and banish the entire Umbran forever, both girls are selected for the same strike team. But long-buried truths explode before they even step past the academy gates. Manipulated by Kairi's charming boyfriend, Cornelia's hidden feelings are dragged into the light-shattering her bond with Kairi and leaving their team fractured by quiet resentment.
Forced onto the perilous road to retrieve the first crystal, the girls must navigate deadly ancient guardians, a ruthless rival squad racing to beat them to the prize, and the dangerous silence growing between them. But Headmaster Vael knows a truth Cornelia doesn't: her "weakness" is a lie, and the dormant power sleeping inside her might change the fate of the realm.
Ourgiana
On a journey where every step brings them closer to war, they will have to face the monsters in the dark-and the unbearable truth of what was broken between them.