Ashes of Legacy
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Last published Thu, Jan 15, 2026
Basgiath War College has changed-but danger hasn't disappeared.
Thirty years after Onyx Storm, the children of dragon riders step into the halls where their parents once carved history. The college is rebuilt, the rules harsher, and some of the legends of old now teach as professors, their scars turned into lessons. To most cadets, the Venin and their wyvern are only myths-frightening bedtime stories meant to keep children in line.
But whispers echo in the shadows. Strange wounds that heal too slowly. Battles that don't make sense. Clues hidden in ancient texts. As the new riders fight to survive the brutal trials of Basgiath, they must also unravel a truth the world refuses to believe: the war never ended.
And when passion burns as hot as dragonfire and betrayals cut deeper than blades, survival might not be enough. Because some legacies are written in blood-and some flames were never meant to die.
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