The Cursed

The lie protected her. The truth will break her. Freed from the lies that built Sanctuary, Kirheen and her friends discover that the world beyond its walls is far from the salvation they imagined it would be. Haunted by the sacrifices that won her escape, and the danger now threatening her friends, Kirheen struggles to carve out a purpose in a world unraveling around her. To the south, the ancient city of Val'shar stands on the brink of war. The Zekarian royal family fans the flames, branding all who wield power as cursed beings, spawns of a spiteful goddess, and they will stop at nothing to eradicate those with power from existence. Hunted and forced into the shadows, the cursed cling to survival as the executioner's axe looms over their every step. Yet something in Val'shar calls to Kirheen, a lure she cannot explain and cannot ignore. With a grief-stricken Tomias at her side, she journeys towards the grand city, intent on staying clear of the rising conflict between the fanatics and the cursed, a task that could prove impossible. To save her friends, Kirheen will have to learn the truth about the conflict between those with power and those without, but that truth could shatter everything she knew about the world, and about herself.