KC May

Some truths demand silence. Others won't stop screaming.

In the kingdom of Serocia, justice is no longer a right—it is a fading echo. The Mindstream, the divine web of truth that once bound the world, has shattered, leaving behind only fractured shards and a peace held together by secrets.

King Gerad is a man under siege. While he navigates a court of sharp-tongued emissaries and the looming threat of an emperor’s armada, his greatest enemy isn't at the gates—it’s behind his eyes. The malevolent Krykon, Setennel, strains against Gerad’s every heartbeat, waiting for one moment of weakness to turn a king into a monster.

Jora, the Minister of Truth, carries a burden just as heavy. Haunted by her own inner demon and the ghosts of a violent past, she embarks on a desperate gamble: a mission to prove that a single Spirit Shard can restore the Mindstream to a world cut off from its power. If she succeeds, she saves a kingdom. If she fails, she ignites a global war.

But as an imposter moves through the palace shadows and an artifact is stolen, Jora and Gerad realize they are being lured into a trap designed by forces older than empires. When the demons within begin to conspire, the line between hero and host vanishes.

In a world of shifting faces and whispered lies, the most terrifying weapon is the one you carry inside.

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