The Prophecy

The Eric Hoffer Award 2024 Finalist. When the three gather again and the heavens darken the jagged edge shall tear and bleed death upon the world.. Emotion equals death. This is the truth Nijsha grows up with. Imprisoned behind the jagged edge her body and mind have been honed into a deadly weapon. Secretly she learns about the world beyond in her dreams. After breaking the one rule her mother has taught her she has to flee her home leaving her brother behind and in the clutches of their people’s creator. The last god Adum.Embarking on a journey that will test the very fabric of her being Nijsha finds unexpected and unwilling help in an assassin who is her only hope at reaching her mother’s people.Navigating an alien world she has only ever dreamed about Nijsha slowly learns who she truly is. A truth that could mean her end and that of the world.