In the world of Dragonfire, anything is possible. Flying, teleportation, invisibility, the ability to create a lightning storm on a whim...anything can be done. And anything can exist. Goblins, Orcs, Dragons, Dwarves, Kitsunes...there are countless races, and countless abilities. A world of fantasy in which anything is achievable. Or so it seems. After all, everything has a cost. And victory...victory is the most costing of all.
Across the Black Sea, guarded by the Leviathan, there exists a large land separated into five territories. Celestia, Arvan, Ingres, Illicen, and Arumi. These five territories are named after those who control them. At least, that is how it used to be. From a distant land, the Snake Kingdom managed to bypass the Leviathan, and invade these five territories! Under the guidance of General Clauve, they crushed everyone in sight, until their only remaining opponent was Celestia. But they made a mistake, and Celestia capitalized. In a crushing defeat, the Snake Kingdom was bested after nearly 8 years of conflict.
After the war ended, Albedo Aria, a soldier from Celestia, was promoted to the rank of General. But she didn't feel like a hero. Suffering from severe PTSD, this story follows her as she tries to overcome the nightmares of war, and move on from the terrible things she was forced to do. She was raised to be a soldier, and joined the war from the age of eleven. As a soldier of Celestia, she could never, and still cannot ever disobey any orders. When war calls, she must answer. Whether she is truly willing to or not. But after four years without conflict, surely things couldn't reach that state again?
Or perhaps that isn't the case. After all, her dear cousin must deliver a letter to her. A letter telling her that the Snake Kingdom is on the rise in their very own land. A letter telling her that every sliver of happiness she has gained after the war ended will be lost. A letter telling her that she must return to war...
Summary
Kai finally has a home in Tennga. With Marta at her side, they've rebuilt their delivery service, ADL, now staffed entirely by Fae. Business is thriving, but even as she settles into this new life, the past refuses to stay buried.
When the Seelie Queen summons Kai through her messenger, Lord Briscelous. She and Lady Allara travel to court-only to be attacked by a creature unlike anything they've seen before. The queen aids them, revealing the creature's origins in East Africa. But before they can unravel the mystery, another attack follows them home to Tennga.
Determined to uncover the truth, Kai and her friends embark on a journey to East Africa, chasing whispers of a forgotten past. Her adoption, once a footnote in her life, becomes the key to a legacy she never asked for. She learns of a father, neither human nor Fae, but something else entirely -of an ancient people who forbade love between their kind and any other race, Fae included and of a choice made to flee rather than submit to their rule. Kai will have make a choice as well and deal with so much more.
Faced with a family who sees her as theirs by right of blood and the family she's built through loyalty and love, Kai must decide where she belongs. Will she choose her friends and the family she has built for herself. Will the blossoming love between her and a certain sorceress be strong enough to weather this storm? Will she succumb to the very fate her father once escaped? And can Allara break through the walls of a heart hardened by lies and lost to black magic?
Blood may be thicker than water, but which will withstand the trials of fate, the weight of destiny and the test of time?