They were just six students-
until the world decided they weren't.
When quiet, sharp-eyed Achilleo stumbles into a hidden realm of dying gods and forgotten dynasties, everything he thought he knew fractures. Amid the drifting ruins of eternity, he meets Kalypso-a fallen goddess, blindfolded and bound by ancient curses, fading like the light of a dying star.
What begins as survival becomes something far greater: a war to restore a shattered realm, rewrite the threads of fate, and stop a forgotten god whose silent rage has poisoned the world from the shadows.
As the divine and mortal worlds collide, Achilleo and Kalypso's bond deepens into something neither can name. Between moonlit secret gardens and echoes of forgotten songs, they become each other's tether-his mortal heart anchoring her fading divinity, her immortal fire awakening the power buried in his blood.
But they are not alone.
Maurits, whose poetry hides storms.
Ezekiel, quiet as snowfall, drawing a world he's never belonged to.
Ruzana, the sun's enemy, longing for warmth.
Lamai, glass-sharp, masking grief behind reason.
Otis, laughter-quick and fearless, even when he's afraid.
They're just kids on the edge of adulthood, yet they carry the weight of dying realms. Together, they awaken ancient defenses, call back lost soldiers from dust, and rebuild Kalypso's crumbling dynasty-while still clinging to fragments of their old lives: music, art, late-night coffee, the fragile magic of being human.
But victory has its price. The forgotten god is not gone-only waiting. And when the final choice comes, Achilleo must decide: remain mortal and return to the world they've rebuilt... or claim his blood's truth, become a demigod, and stand beside Kalypso-forever.
Romantic, lyrical, and haunting, this is a story about love born in ruins, and finding home-in each other.
In a kingdom where obedience is demanded and women are raised to serve, power belongs entirely to men-and punishment for disobedience isn't rare, it's expected. Here, silence is survival. Consent is irrelevant. And to step out of line is to risk everything.
Athena Mae Kahn was raised to follow the rules, but she's always questioned them. Quietly. Carefully. With a fire she keeps buried beneath practiced smiles and polite nods. She dreams of change-of a world where women are free to think, speak, and live on their own terms. And when she's unexpectedly chosen by the crown prince to be his bride, she dares to hope that marriage might be her way in. Her chance to challenge the rot from within the palace walls.
But Prince August did not choose Athena for her ideals. He chose her for her bloodline. Her beauty. Her silence. To him, she's a symbol-something to possess, shape, and control. Becoming queen will not grant Athena influence. It will trap her in a golden cage with a man determined to tighten the chains around every woman in the kingdom.
Now, Athena must decide: will she become the docile wife he demands? Or will she risk everything to ignite the rebellion she's only ever dreamed of?