Celeste's twenty-first birthday had been perfect—until she was attacked by a group of shadow-wielding fairies and dragged into a world she never knew existed. Trapped in a realm ruled by elemental magic and fractured alliances, Celeste is marked by powers she insists she doesn’t have. To return to Earth, she is forced to train in an elite academy where allies don masks and legacies haunt her. Everyone in the realm believes she could tip the scale in an ancient war and defeat a would-be god tyrant cloaked in shadow, poised to reclaim the throne at the top of the hierarchy of power. They want a savior, but all Celeste wants is to go home. She’s quickly beginning to learn that what she wants doesn’t matter in this realm.

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Beta Reader Requirements: - Complete your read-through by September 9, 2025. - Submit your feedback via Google Forms Areas of Focus for Feedback: - Plot - Characters - Pacing - World-Building - Consistency - Writing Style - Emotional Impact - Ending

Comparable Stories:

- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - Avatar: The Last Airbender by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Trigger Warnings:

- Graphic Violence - Death & Grief - Emotional Manipulation