Book 1 of Rebirth of the Technomage Saga: Earth's Awakening

Stolenatbirthandcrushedbeneathherstep-family'scruelty,Ravenawakensonherseventeenthbirthdaytomemoriesspanningninety-ninelifetimes—andthistime,sheplanstochangeeverything.OncecalledMaraBrenner,aforgottengirlhiddeninaservant'srobes,shenowrememberseverybetrayal,everydeath,everymomentofsufferingacrossnearlyacenturyoflives.Ineachexistence,sheenduredenslavement,loss,andthetragicdeathofherchild.Butdeathwasneverherending—itwashereducation.Blessedwithararetri-bloodlinecombiningDragonstrength,Línhealing,andZhàowisdom,Ravencarrieswithinhersoul-spacetenmysticalBloodEssenceBeads.Eachbeadholdsthepowertoawakenafragmentofherdivinebody,rebuildingherfrombonetospiritwhilegrantingmasteryoverlosttechnomagicarts:alchemy,artifactforging,runes,andthefusionofmagicwithcutting-edgescience.Yeteachawakeningwilltesthermind,heart,andwilltotheirverylimits.AroundherloomsanempireruledbytheruthlessEightGreatFamilies,wherenoblebloodlinesbattleforsupremacyinabrutal100-YearTournament.Hiddenbeneaththemlurkthesecretcultivationclans—ancientpowersmanipulatingbloodlinesandhistoryitself.Herstepsister,Amara,pamperedandpoisonous,conspirestostealbothhernameanddestiny,guidedbyadevourerseedthatwhisperscorruptionintowillingears.WhatRavendoesn'tyetknowwillshakethefoundationsofreality:sheisaPillarSoul—oneofthefundamentalanchorsholdingAscara'sexistencetogether.Ifshefallstodarkness,theentireplanecollapsesintothevoid.Toprotectherworld,shemustlocateandawakentheotherPillarSoulsscatteredacrosstheworld:adyingchild,abrokensoldier,afallensaint,abetrayedlover,andothers—eachafragmentofAscara'sstrength,eachteeteringontheedgeofcorruption.Timeisrunningshort.TheGreatShiftapproachesinfiveyears—whenspiritualenergywillsurgebackintoaworldthathasforgottenmagic.Astechnologybeginstofailandancientpowersstir,Ravenmustnavigatestep-familybetrayal,aristocraticoppression,andimperialconspiracieswhileadarkertruthemerges:theDevourers,cosmicparasitesbornfromprimordialhunger,seektotwisthersufferingintocorruptionanddragAscaraintoeternaldarkness.StandingbetweenherandsalvationarefalsealliesandtragicenemieslikeKaelXuán—heirtotherulingfamilyandherbetrayeracrossmultiplelifetimes—whiletheshadowySISorganizationsacrificesinnocentsinthenameofmaintaining“order.”Onlyonefigurerecognizeshertruenature:theexiledKeeperoftheAccord,animmortalguardianboundbycosmiclawtoprotectAscara'ssouls.Inhim,Ravenmayfindnotonlyareluctantallybutanechoofhergrandparents'forbiddenlove—proofthatloyaltyandsacrificecantriumphagainstthetideofambitionanddespair.Inafracturedempirewhereancientcultivationliesbroken,magicisdismissedasmyth,andtechnologyservesastheultimateweapon,oneforgottengirlwillrisetoreshapethefateofworlds.Butfirst,shemustsurvivebecomingthemostdangerousthinginexistence:herself.◊◊◊Notsuitableforreadersunder18orthosesensitivetointenseemotional/violentcontent.Readerdiscretionisstronglyadvised.JoinmeonDiscord:https://discord.gg/mvwer8QhHz