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They Did It For the Sun

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Nova Hexa Union: a melting pot of mythical species and magical abilities called Visi, where power is currency and survival is a daily battle. In the slums of the Lower Hex, Alora fights to protect her younger brother, scraping by in a world that has no place for people like them. But when she finds herself under investigation for murder, her carefully constructed life is shattered, setting her on a collision course with the powerful elite at Icarus Academy.

But this is not just her story.

A boy with a shining hope for the future of their world,

A man fighting his addictions,

An officer working to maintain order in her country,

Friends, unsure how where their paths lead,

Brothers, lost in the depths of their pasts,

As their lives entwine, secrets unravel, alliances form and shatter, and a mysterious organization threatens to tear the city apart. In the chaos, survival is not enough. They must confront the question: how far will they go to protect the ones they love?

In Nova Hexa, trust is a luxury, magic is a weapon, and survival means choosing who you're willing to betray.All Rights Reserved

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Veiled in Light and Ruin by jemicahcolleen

Every year, Lyra's village gathers beneath the ancient statues of the Fates, offering prayers and sacrifices to keep the creeping darkness at bay. The Ruined Kingdom stands in the distance, a forbidden place where no one enters and no one leaves. A place ruled by a king who does not age, does not die, and does not care for the world beyond his walls. Lyra has never believed in fate, only in survival. With her mother's health failing, she is willing to do whatever it takes to save what little she has left. But when this year's ritual goes terribly wrong, Lyra is taken-ripped from the life she knows and thrust into the heart of a kingdom lost to time. There, she is told she has been chosen. That she, along with others, must vie for the favor of a king no one has seen in over a century. But something is wrong within the castle's walls. Whispers of the past haunt her steps, and the King-cold, untouchable, and shrouded in secrets-watches her too closely. As shadows stir and forgotten magic awakens, Lyra begins to question everything she's been told about the Ruined Kingdom. And, more importantly, about herself. Because the deeper she delves into the mystery of the King and the kingdom he rules behind the walls, the more she realizes: Some destinies are written in blood. And some fates are meant to be broken.

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The Rangers of Aleera by IceQueenofMitera

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Veiled in Light and Ruin

Every year, Lyra's village gathers beneath the ancient statues of the Fates, offering prayers and sacrifices to keep the creeping darkness at bay. The Ruined Kingdom stands in the distance, a forbidden place where no one enters and no one leaves. A place ruled by a king who does not age, does not die, and does not care for the world beyond his walls. Lyra has never believed in fate, only in survival. With her mother's health failing, she is willing to do whatever it takes to save what little she has left. But when this year's ritual goes terribly wrong, Lyra is taken-ripped from the life she knows and thrust into the heart of a kingdom lost to time. There, she is told she has been chosen. That she, along with others, must vie for the favor of a king no one has seen in over a century. But something is wrong within the castle's walls. Whispers of the past haunt her steps, and the King-cold, untouchable, and shrouded in secrets-watches her too closely. As shadows stir and forgotten magic awakens, Lyra begins to question everything she's been told about the Ruined Kingdom. And, more importantly, about herself. Because the deeper she delves into the mystery of the King and the kingdom he rules behind the walls, the more she realizes: Some destinies are written in blood. And some fates are meant to be broken.