ASHWOOD CREEK: ATHERIA'S EDGE

Elias Thorne is a ghost in his own life, a high schooler in the sleepy, predictable town of Ashwood Creek whose greatest ambition is to survive another day without attracting the notice of his bullies. But predictability shatters the moment he touches an ancient stone and gains a terrifying power he can't control-a power that leaves a permanent, silver Static Scar blazing on his skin.
​His life of avoidance ends when he accidentally unleashes an impossible wave of force in the school hallways, drawing the immediate, intense attention of Kael Vance, the mysterious new student whose storm-cloud eyes seem to see right through Elias's defenses.
​Kael is no student. He's a guardian, an emissary from a crumbling, chaotic magical world known as Aetheria, and he has a chilling message: Elias is a newly activated Conduit for powers the world hasn't seen in centuries, and the chaotic forces of Aetheria are already hunting him.
​Now, Elias must navigate the drama of high school alongside the danger of a hidden war. Forced to meet Kael at the town's secret portal, Elias must quickly master his unwanted inheritance and confront the terrifying truth: Ashwood Creek is Aetheria's edge, and an ancient invasion is imminent.
​To survive, Elias has to trust the intense, guarded stranger who summoned him-a stranger who threatens to ignite not just a spark of magic, but a desperate, undeniable BL romance in the shadow of war.
​Can Elias accept his destiny and find the strength to save a world he never knew existed, before the chaotic darkness of Aetheria consumes everything he loves?