The Blades of Salkesh: The Whispering Citadel

Dani was never anyone special-at least, that's what the world made her believe. Bullied and overlooked in high school, she spent her days wrapped in old sweaters, buried in books, and enduring relentless torment from Lacey, the school's cruelest queen bee. One day, the bullying turned fatal-a shove, a fall, and darkness.
But death was not the end.
Dani awakens in Salkesh, a realm of wild magic, ancient forests, and whispering dragons. Pulled across worlds by an unknown force, she finds herself in a land where magic pulses through the earth and the stars remember forgotten gods. She's discovered by Mira, a hardened rogue orphaned by the streets, who takes Dani under her wing after glimpsing a strange light flickering in her green eyes.
They are soon joined by others: Leo, a grieving elven druid who once tended the sacred World Tree; Taren, a former paladin broken by guilt and failure; Larimar, a Sunborn cleric bound to duty but learning to feel; and Belynna, a merfolk swordmaster betrayed by her own blood. Each carries pain, secrets, and purpose-but they unite to protect Dani, whose magic is unlike anything the realm has seen in centuries.
She is the final Dawn Bearer, chosen by Eos, the forgotten Goddess of Dawn. The light that flows through her is ancient and divine-a last spark meant to rekindle hope in a world teetering on the brink.
Their journey lies at the center of a growing darkness, the Whispering Citadel, once a holy sanctuary, now corrupted by void magic and the blood of sacrificed mages. It is there that a malignant force gathers-one that hungers for Dani's light.
As her powers awaken, Dani evolves from a frightened, forgotten girl into a beacon of defiance and hope. Through every wound, sacrifice, and choice, she discovers her strength was never in what the world denied her-but in what she dares to become.
And when the end comes, it is her dawn that must rise.