Where Roots Burn
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Last published Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Delta Pinak was chosen. But she was not destined. Not fated.
She was dangerous.
Aethermere Academy was supposed to shape her. Refine her. Carve her into a person that obeys.
But Delta was born sharp - and she only gets sharper when you try to dull her.
Behind her silence is a storm. Behind her loyalty, a venom. Behind her steady hands, the weight of power no one meant for her to hold. Not like this.
But they made their mistake.
They lied. They used her. They tried to break her - and Delta does not break. She shatters.
Now the halls of Aethermere are steeped in secrets. Magic unspools at the seams. Friends turn to strangers. Strangers turn to monsters.
And Delta? She doesn't run from the wreckage.
She becomes it.
In the heart of the storm, Delta must decide what she's willing to lose - and what she will fight to protect, even if it means breaking everything she thought she was.
A tale of power, pain, and the fierce beauty of a soul refusing to be tamed.
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