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Billions of years ago, a world named Selud was created at the same time as Earth was. Peaceful for the first two years, the people later crowned two men and two women as their rulers based on the virtues that their deity, Naria, had built the world upon. Another ten years until chaos erupted were King Gavin of Power betrayed Haley of Wisdom, Chas of Courage, and Rissa of Love. Followed by a war that lasted ten years, this leaders disappeared without a trace, leaving the world abandoned.
Now in the present, the world has divided into four countries with different ideas as to what happened and about the descendants of this leaders, descendants the call the Chosen. Randomly picked and suspected of being the Chosen, Zam, Linka, Fean, and Kayta are orphans who agree to journey into a dangerous swamp and a mysterious temple that will magically reveal whether they are the Chosen or not. But it all comes down to one secret: Gavin may have had a brother who my have been the one who started the war, and because of that, he may have a descendant who may be just as evil and twisted. With this secret coming to the light, doubt is everywhere and trust is nowhere to be seen.
Trust everyone, trust no one.
Waking up face down in mud sucks any day of the week. But coming around in the sludge of a strange realm...? Well, that just redefines a bad day altogether.
Trapped in an unfamiliar world, sixteen-year-old Quinn is frustrated that none of the strange Tree People appreciate his urgency to get back home to earth. Now he is faced with a choice that could change the course of his life: escape and find his own way home, or stay and help them find the cause of the poison ravishing their world.
When the mind-reader unlocks one of the ancient mysteries of the Tree People it points to the only way of saving them from annihilation: they have to find the Power of Light. What exactly that means, the mind-reader doesn't reveal, but his next warning comes as a shock to all present: finding the mysterious Power of Light can only be done with the help of the dangerous enemy tribe whom they once called family. Quinn soon finds himself a little more entangled in the lives of these gifted beings than he'd care to be. Especially after meeting Jazz: the feisty girl from his world who seems to be a regular visitor to the world of Zoay. To Quinn's constant frustration, the aqua-eyed pixie makes it clear that she's not there to make friends.
On their journey they'll brave bizarre encounters in dangerous alien forests, while sacrificing pride and will for the survival of all. Along the way Quinn finds more than he ever thought to seek: purpose, fulfillment and love. When the Power of Light is finally found a devastating discovery is made: if all of Zoay-including their enemy-want to live and prosper, one must be willing to sacrifice their life.