15 bab Bersambung DewasaThe gods lied-and in their silence, they doomed us all.
Zysha doesn't want to be a hero. She survived the razing of Chelloway by sheer instinct, clawing her way free with nothing but wit, grit, and a stolen bow. But when strangers start calling her a light in the dark-and something ancient grants her the power to banish the very monsters she fears-she's forced to confront a question she's never asked: what if she was meant for more?
Garrend is a brute of a man with a twisted back, haunted eyes, and a voice in his head that whispers secrets even he doesn't trust. He's seen things-creatures that cannibalize their kin, that devour all but memory-and when a power not his own spares his life, he begins to suspect he's part of something far greater than survival.
Bashal, a weathered sailor, once found redemption in the eyes of a man who saved him from the fire. Now that man is dead, and Bashal is left with only guilt, a tooth-carved necklace, and orders from a mysterious patron who seems to know more than she says. But the more Bashal obeys, the more he wonders if loyalty alone is enough to hold back what's coming.
High above the chaos, in the glittering city of Kal'Frash, Dravira's research could change everything. Her inhalants unlock terrifying bursts of elemental power-but only for those attuned to them. When pressured to turn her work into weapons, Dravira uncovers a way to augment the vapors-one that could make anyone into a vessel of destruction. She begins to question who her work will empower... and who it will doom.
Scattered across a world unraveling, each of them hears a different call. A different truth.
A different promise.
But none of them know the source.
None of them see the hunger behind the power.
And unless four fractured peoples-divided by history, blood, and belief-can find a way to blend like oil and water...
The world of Kalrosh will be consumed.
