Fated in the Dark

Orphaned young and raised in a small orphanage on the city's edge, Hyejin has always believed her life matters less than the lives she protects. With magic far stronger than she ever asked for, she joins The Obsidian Ward determined to use her power for others-even if it costs her everything.

That belief is tested the night she encounters San, the eldest son of a fiercely anti-magic family. Hyejin isn't patrolling the borderlands or hunting through dark forests-she's simply passing through a quiet village when she senses a demon stalking the shadows. Moments later, she finds San outside his home, directly in its path.

Without hesitation, she throws herself between him and the monster.

To San, mages are dangerous-unnatural. Yet in one night, Hyejin shatters everything he's been taught: she saves his life with power he was raised to despise, and kindness he never expected.

Their fates become tangled from that moment on.

As Hyejin rises within The Obsidian Ward, a secret order sworn to defend the realm from the growing tide of shadow-creatures, she discovers a threat far more terrifying than demons:
wanting to live, and wanting someone who was raised to fear her.

When ancient darkness awakens and loyalty is tested, Hyejin must face a painful truth-
protecting the world may cost her the one person who made her believe her life has worth.

A story of magic, sacrifice, and an unexpected connection born in the darkest of nights.

-This is currently being rewritten.---