Born from the dark

<p>Darkness isn't always the enemy. Sometimes it's the answer.</p><p>At <strong>Obsidian Academy</strong> magic is power and only the strongest survive. <strong>Nykara</strong> has spent her life embracing the shadows wielding a sharp tongue and an even sharper blade. But when the Awakening Ceremony arrives she is thrown into the center of something far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Her power isn't just rare-it's <strong>forbidden</strong>. And now the academy isn't sure whether to <strong>fear her worship her or destroy her.</strong></p><p>With <strong>Sybil</strong> her fire-forged best friend and <strong>Aetherion</strong> the shadow-born beast who chose her Nykara fights to unravel the secrets buried within the academy walls. But some truths were meant to stay hidden. <strong>The king is watching. The rogue mage is hunting. And Zephiron-the academy's dark enigmatic enforcer-wants her for himself.</strong> His fascination with her is dangerous a game of tension and power she refuses to lose.</p><p>As students fall blood spills and the past claws its way into the present Nykara must decide-will she embrace the darkness within or will it consume her?</p><p>