Thornbound: The Stray and the Summoner
#ONC2025 #Round2AmbassadorsPick
For as long as she can remember, Ivy Reece Tauria has worn an unbreakable ring on her finger. A childhood relic, a forgotten gift...until the day it opens.
It happens after she stumbles upon a door made entirely of briars and thorns, hidden deep in the forest where no door should exist. The moment she steps through, something awakens inside her something ancient, something powerful.
And then the world shifts.
In a land on the brink of chaos, an ancient evil resurfaces. The Dark Sorcerer, Malagar, long thought vanquished, has unleashed an army of metal warriors to conquer the world. With the realm in peril, retired heroes of the past are forced out of hiding to fight once more. A stray cat isn't just a cat. A unicorn's horn is more than a relic. And a forgotten oath is about to be tested.
But the biggest mystery? The tiny creature that emerges from her ring, claiming to have been waiting for her all along.
Ivy is about to learn that some secrets are meant to stay buried because once they're uncovered, there's no turning back.
Main Prompt: #1 Sub Prompts: #2, #7, #12, #13, #39, #75
