Deyanira, the last warmage, has hidden for years among those who slaughtered her bloodline. When Kaelar, a supposedly extinct Companion, arrives to complete their life-binding ritual, she resists—though prophecy warns madness will consume her without it.
Prince Syaoran flees after being framed for his family's murder by the ambitious steward Dariem. Seeking refuge with court mage Azirec, their path collides with Deyanira's, forcing ancient enemies into uneasy alliance.
As Dariem consolidates power under the God of Greed's influence and the pantheon fractures into civil war, Deyanira must choose between vengeance and the bonds that might save them all. Can sworn enemies unite before their kingdom burns?
A Legacy of Blood and Vengeance
Centuries ago, the Warmages were hunted to extinction—their blood-bound magic deemed too dangerous, their minds cursed with creeping madness. The royal purge was meant to end them forever. It failed.
Deyanira is the last. Hidden away and raised in secret, she has spent years suppressing her birthright magic while nurturing a cold, burning hatred for the crown that murdered her bloodline. But when her powers begin to manifest fully, the madness that claimed her ancestors edges ever closer.
Enter Kaelar—a stranger with no magic of his own, yet carrying the rarest gift of all. He is of the Companion bloodline, thought extinct, whose sole purpose is to bond with a Warmage and absorb their madness to keep them stable. The ritual binding marks them both with hidden runes, tying them together by proximity, emotion, and fate itself. Though Deyanira resists, a prophetic warning makes one thing clear: without the bond, she will be consumed.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Ushara crumbles. Second Prince Syaoran flees for his life after his father the king and elder brother are assassinated—murders pinned on him by the very man who committed them. Dariem, once the king’s trusted friend, now serves the God of Greed and schemes to claim the throne while the realm burns around him.
With only his loyal friend Azirec—a Spell Scribe whose magical calligraphy can ward and protect—Syaoran seeks refuge at the same temple where Deyanira hides. Their paths collide in an uneasy alliance born of necessity, mistrust, and the growing threat of Dariem’s reach.
As the gods themselves wage war and devotion wanes across the land, ancient bloodlines must overcome centuries of hatred. Love blooms in impossible places while vengeance threatens to consume everything in its path. With her adoptive family captured and her world crumbling, Deyanira faces an impossible choice: embrace the full power of the God of Vengeance and risk losing herself completely, or watch everything she cares about burn.
In a world where magic comes through divine devotion, some powers are too dangerous to control—and some bonds too strong to break.
Perfect for readers who love epic fantasy with complex magic systems, enemies-to-lovers romance, and morally gray characters fighting impossible odds.