With the Eyes of the Stars
Coriandra Torvetius is a member of a ruling class gifted with extrasensory abilities and the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the Praelectus, The Decimus, ruler of Arx Natanis Decem. A towering giant with crimson skin and the ability to inflict pain on others with his mind, Janos Torvetius is responsible for security for all twelve of the Arx Natanae in which the ruling class live, as well as the ongoing eradication of the gift-less Inferiorbus humans still living on the surface of the planet.
Despite tremendous pressure on Cora to be as exceptional as her family, all assessments of her extrasensory abilities have led to a feeble and undesirable Array of gifts, making her a less-than-desirable match for marriage in a society centered around selective breeding to increase the power and range of superhuman abilities.
Finally, and well after most of her peers, her father's influence and position have wielded a suitable arrangement with an up-and-coming member of her father's ranks, Praefectus Adjutrix Dominic Arcadia. The reputable Arcadia family's long and storied history in restoring the power of the Praelectus and establishing a golden age of rule by the Exemplares and Superiores, unburdened by the denser energies of Inferiorbus, came at a moral cost and their cunning and cruelty is unmatched.
Dutiful and timid, Cora is unaware that her body is hiding a strange and powerful secret that demands to be discovered before it kills her. Hidden from even her mind-reading father's awareness, she is a latent weapon that can be wielded for great good or great evil, depending only upon who discovers her true abilities first.
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NOTE: written between 2017-2022, edited 2024.
