The Brightening
On the distant planet of Lucina, the government is a secretive, powerful force that no one knows anything about. They work in mysterious stone skyscrapers, never interacting with their citizens. When her friend, Adella, receives an invite for a government job interview, curious, adventurous Zia decides to tag along. In a thrilling adventure, she discovers the government’s secret, and her own unimaginable power…
The Brightening is a story of persistence, determination, courage, and the desire to make a positive impact on the world.
To Rule the World
Since the beginning of recorded history, the Ignis Empire, Empire of Flames has been the first ray of dawn on a dark horizon. They have brought light to all the world, guiding smaller, weaker nations to a glorious Golden Age, inhibited by only one setback: their ancient enemy, the evil Mons Kingdom, cold, sharp, and uncaring as the ice their empire is built on. For seven thousand years, the two empires have fought a relentless war.
The newly elected Queen Mira of the Ignis Empire plans to change this. As the sun rises on the morning of her coronation, she vows to finally defeat the Mons Kingdom once and for all, completing the Great Ignis Empire and initiating its Golden Age.
Within a few days of her coronation, a violent uprising of protests drives the young queen out of the capital. Forced to team up with a disgraced outcast, the queen travels from city to city, plotting to take back her throne. But on her quest, she is faced with all sorts of unexpected opposition: conspiracy theories, strange tectonic activity, questions that she can’t quite answer.
Each step away from the burning capital illuminates a new piece of information, leaving Mira with no choice but to rethink everything she ever thought she knew.