Ruination

In a world where DragonBlood runs through human veins, war, magic, and darkness reign supreme.

Aiko Balivintis is many things- but most of all, she is lost.

Bastard daughter of Kopesh Terrakh Balvintis, she has been shunned and disrespected by her people her whole life; so it is no surprise when, in order to mend a rift that has caused war for centuries, her stepmother marries her off to Kopesholos Arlo, the son of their enemy and slaughterer of her people.
Aiko knows this is a death sentence, but has no choice but to survive as long as she can. Yet, is the Kopesholos as barbaric as he's made out to be?
Maybe not, but Aiko has far bigger problems on her hands.
With the discovery of a secret long kept buried, Aiko is thrust once more into a war she can't escape- not without sacrifice.
Will she be willing to do what it takes to save her people- and possibly her world- from destruction, even if it means her life?

Only one thing is certain.

In this world, blood is no thicker than water.