last resort

(will remain unfinished.)
The price of love is annihilation. They both knew it.

For centuries, Helios, a gifted demi-human marked by a destiny tied to the light, has been the chief weapon against the encroaching shadows. His commitment to the mortal realm is absolute, fueled by a rigid code of self-denial and the painful knowledge that his power is meant to destroy darkness, not embrace it.

Cole, a formidable deity of darkness and chaos, is the shadow Helios is sworn to eradicate. Cold, ancient, and perfectly merciless, Cole's vast power makes him untouchable-except by the one being who knows how to break him.

The terrifying truth is this: Helios is not Cole's rival; he is his weakness. And Cole, in turn, is the one obsession that threatens to unravel the lifetime of virtue Helios has built. To love each other is not a partnership-it is a promise of mutual destruction, forcing them to stand as enemies simply to preserve the worlds they represent.

"I don't want to kill you. I want to want to."

When Helios's campaign fails, leaving him broken and with the fate of his people hanging by a thread, he commits the ultimate blasphemy: he offers his desperate, burning prayer to the enemy, Cole.

Cole answers. What follows is a bargain steeped in blood and blasphemy. He will never trade his throne of shadows for a gilded cage, nor will he change his dark nature. But as their volatile alliance deepens, Helios discovers a terrifying truth about their bond: Cole doesn't change. What he'd do for Helios does.

The Price of Light and Shadow is a story of twisted fates, impossible choices, and the power of a heart dedicated to the light to find its true path within the unyielding darkness of a deity's love.