I thought my biggest problem was surviving high school-getting through classes, avoiding drama, and maybe convincing my dad to let me stay out past curfew. That was before a shadowy creature attacked me, dragging me into a world I never knew existed.
Now, I'm in Avolaria, where magic is real, and somehow, I'm supposed to be the Archimage, a prophesied savior destined to stop an ancient war. The only problem?
I have no idea how to use magic.
Then there's Victor, my so-called bodyguard.
Tall, brooding, and undeniably hot, he's full of secrets, and I don't know if I can trust him-or why I care so much that I do. Some days I want to punch him, other days... I'm not so sure.
War is coming, the provinces are divided, and I'm stuck in the middle, trying to figure out what's real and what's just a bad dream. To make matters worse, there's a prophecy that says I might have to give up everything to save this place.
So, what do I do? Pretend none of this happened and go back to worrying about my math homework? Or stay here, fight the darkness, and risk everything to become the Archimage they say I'm meant to be?
Guess it's time to decide.
And quick too.
cover credits to @redflowers- (THANK YOU SO MUCH!)
In the ruins of a fractured world, defiance is a death sentence.
Excelling in the fine arts of covert observation, she collects secrets and trades in betrayals. This data broker doesn't believe in fairness or morality. After all, that's the only way to survive - and thrive - in a limited human space, constantly besieged by strange fauna.
She's spent a lifetime running from the powers that be and slipping through the cracks. However, a fateful misstep pulls this furtive shadow into the sights of a man set to inherit the hopeless war. His ascent to the throne is paved with the bodies of those who stood against him - and those who didn't.
This capricious warlord intends to cut the trespasser's insolence out with a blade. Slowly and carefully - because death would be far too kind. He wants her taught a lesson. Disfigured. Broken. Owned.
Yet she vanishes into the overcrowded streets.
A hounded prey becomes an umbrage with a vendetta and wages a one-woman war on his reputation. From the darkness, she turns the rising officer's name and affairs into rot. She never lets him forget she's still out there. Watching.
The nobleman handles it all without faltering. However, the manhunt gradually twists into a slow, burning obsession. The woman's daring, her rage fascinate him. Consume him. All grudging sentiments warp into respect... and something stronger.
When enemies close in on all sides, he calls upon his shadow with an alluring promise of truce.
Trust is a knife.
And he hands it to her - willingly.
Further story is available at:
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