Ephemeral [E·phem·er·al] Adjective - Lasting for a very short time | Evanescent, fading, an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of an ending.
In this world, there have always been harsh lines between different ideas, different people. Good, evil, girl, boy, new, old, truth, lies. How are we meant to cope when somebody waltzes in on the dancing feet of a princess with the gate of a prince? What is to come when good and evil both exist in their purest forms in one person?
Crowned first born child of Queen Rapunzel and King Townsend, Rya, also known as Rio, has always considered herself a bit odd. For one thing, she's not just a princess, but a prince as well. He didn't ask to be like this. It just sort of happened. While his kingdom hasn't had a hard time accepting this about him, it has had a bit of trouble as of late. Just like her parents, Rya is sent for to attend the School for Good, Enlightenment and Enchantment, alongside her brother Ely. However, unlike Ely, Rio has also been sent for by the school for Evil Edification and the Provocation of Sin. When he finds himself able to walk the line between pure good and pure evil, Rio begins to uncover new information about his past and creation that he never asked, or wanted, to learn.
"Mom always did call my identity ephemeral. I guess she was right..."
A WitchHunter with a glorious destiny.
An assassin desperate for freedom.
A stable boy with a dangerous secret.
A friend with a hidden family.
A brother who craves vengeance.
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The deceit is this: The Hunter has a Lochri daughter. The stable boy has a secret curse. The WitchMaster isn't what he appears.
No one knows how or why the Lochri came into being. Some believe it was the work of gods. Others, many, many others, believe they are spawned from something much darker.
WitchHunters, employed at Hunter's guilds, live their lives in search of these monsters, these unnatural beings who dare to question the order we have kept in place for centuries. I do not hold the title of WitchHunter, however, for I am something far more sinister. I am Alice, the Demon Raven of Kindleridge, and I'm their Ace.
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They call her the Ace, the assassin owned by Velius Dag, highest ranking WitchMaster in the Kingdom. For six years, the Ace has lived mostly unbothered, but all that will change when Hale Arsen, Velius's adopted son, returns to the Ridge, and the Ace is assigned to protect him, as he will one day become the future WitchMaster. Tensions rise as the two clashing personalities come together time after time in feud, but with the Lochri problem growing ever stronger, and secrets begin to unravel themselves, these two opposing forces will have to realize that working together may be the only way to keep the world from figuring out the truth that could spell disaster for them all.
What happens when you realize you might be the bad guy?