In a world corrupted by the crimson glow of the Fiend Moon, darkness festers in the highest halls of power.

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Destasia Mistreaver, one of the last Paladins of El, uncovers a heresy within the Church—its leaders have allied with demons to hunt a girl whose existence could unravel their dominion. After the murder of Inspector Constable Gregor Landsgard, Destasia becomes the unwilling host of a dying Carcossan spy, her mind now haunted by secrets that could save or doom the realm.

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That girl, Irayna Mudlark, thought herself a powerless orphan—until forbidden magic surged to life in a public square. Hunted by the Crimson Brood, abandoned by the Church, and driven into the ruins beneath Mist Haven, she must navigate grief, prophecy, and a war she never asked for.

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Meanwhile, Alandair Landsgard inherits his father’s blade—and the burden of a dying kingdom. With Destasia at his side, he follows a trail of abducted children and vanishing heirs, uncovering a conspiracy that reaches from royal tombs to the stars above.

As ancient powers awaken and masked enemies stir, three unlikely allies must choose: protect a world already bleeding… or burn the lie and build something new.

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A sweeping epic of treachery, threshold magic, and the flickering hope that light may yet outlast the shadow.