Blade's Edge: 1 (Chronicles of Gensokai)

Finalist for the 2019 SPFBO AwardTwo friends. Two forbidden powers. One chance to change everything.When Mishi is taken from her orphanage home she fears shell never see her best friend Taka again. And when Taka is taken to the infamous Josankō that same day it seems as if more than distance will keep them apart.Suddenly alone in their fight to survive each girl must come to terms with her true nature-Mishi as warrior Taka as healer. Years after their separation the girls journeys lead them each to uncover the horrifying secret that the Rōjū council has spent centuries killing to keep.Now the Rōjū council wants Taka and Mishi dead and theyll have only one chance to save their people.How much will Mishi and Taka sacrifice in order to protect all they hold dear?