Masks of Fear and Shadow
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  • Reads 377
  • Votes 60
  • Parts 29
  • Time 7h 39m
Ongoing, First published Oct 25, 2024
Mature
"Between the Jaws of Fate, a spark shall ignite, born of shadow and flame, a breath against the void.
Its cry will shatter the silence, a sound the gods will fear, and its steps will weave the end of all that was known.
When the rivers run black and the skies open their veins, chains unseen will crumble, and what sleeps shall wake.
In its veins, the threads of creation unravel, and in its shadow, the world will bow or break.
Beware the herald of dusk and dawn, for its will is neither mercy nor malice, but the breaking of the wheel, and the scream of what lies beyond."

Eowyn Aeloria, heir to the gods' throne in Ebonmere, has spent her life under her mother, Queen Vespera's, tyrannical rule and harsh consequences. When she has a run in with Cylas, a brooding blacksmith hiding from the shadows of his own bloodline, they discover a connection that defies the boundaries between their warring worlds- and Queen Vespera forbidding their entanglement, along with a life-changing revelation, sparks a dangerous rebellion neither of them can resist. 

Cylas, once a ruthless general for the Sylvaneth kingdom of Noctyra, seeks refuge from a violent past-and from his mother, Queen Elira, who has made it her life's work to eradicate Eowyn's kind from existence through any means necessary. But meeting Eowyn awakens both his heart and a power that he can no longer keep hidden. As Eowyn and Cylas battle to keep their bond secret, whispers of an ancient power and prophecy awaken, placing them in the center of a conflict that could either save their world or destroy it. Now, with the future of the people of each of their kingdoms hanging in the balance, Eowyn and Cylas must decide if they should follow the path that is already written, or to feed the Jaws of Fate.

***There may be edits and changes until the entirety of the book is completed; so I apologize in advance for that***
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