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Nilan Lawborne, Crown Prince of the Six Realms, is cursed to become the Devil incarnate. Stripped of the four vital emotions—fear, sadness, worry, and love—that connect him to his humanity, he is fated to plunge the world into darkness. His salvation lies in the Ordeals of Ascendance: a series of trials that test the soul’s identity and are designed to reveal The Light, the purest being who alone possesses the power to redeem him. Should The Light fail, Nilan’s darkness will consume the world.

 

Chiara Thornbloom and her sister, Dawn, are among six girls summoned to the Imperial Citadel as consorts to the Dark Prince. Each must face the hollow prince knowing he is far more dangerous than the ordeals they are bound to endure; yet none know which of them is The Light destined to save him. As Nilan pushes them to their limits, Chiara finds herself drawn ever closer to his darkness, caught in a struggle between light and shadow, where love is a forgotten force and hope a perilous gamble.

 

In this epic tale of love, fate, and sacrifice, Chiara must navigate a path fraught with deception, peril, and impossible choices. Will The Light unlock Nilan’s heart and defy the prophecy, or will he become the Devil he is destined to be?