THE LIGHT OF A'LEST
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FOR MILLENNIA SHE HAS STOOD A SILENT VIGIL.
HER POWER UNQUESTIONABLE.
HER SHIELD LIGHT IMPENETRABLE.
GAIA is a land rife with magic, mysticism, and the treachery of warring factions. But the stakes are raised when the guardian is destroyed, and darkness descends upon the continent. A demon now walks free, and hordes of Anasi are on the hunt. As chaos ensues and old feuds rear their heads, three strangers find themselves on a mission to save their world or be forced to watch it burn.
ZANDER seeks answers. Abandoned by his father at a young age and confined to the outskirts of humanity, he does what he must to survive. But when a chance encounter grants him powers beyond his wildest imagination, the question soon becomes, will he like the answers he finds?
KEKO is a prince who has been groomed since birth to lead the people of Tia into the future. What he wants, however, is another matter. As time runs out, he finds himself on a journey to reconcile the two before fate's cruel hand does it for him.
KARA seeks revenge, or at least a chance to get even. Castaway by those who should love her most, she spends most of her days wading neck-deep in the wreckage of her past. Yet, as the world begins to burn around her, she finds herself seeking hope in the most unlikely of places.
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