Cracks of the Deepest Black

"When the shadows stretch, and light laments the loss of their first and last love, six seals crafted shall shatter."

Graham is a young apprentice, seemingly content with his quiet life until a brutal assault by the Groustian Empire sees him captured and turned into a Cryst— one blessed with a sliver of Crystal allowing them to wield magic. With the Crystal of Light stolen and his mentor slain, Graham seeks revenge.

Cesilli, a hardened soldier of the Groustian Empire, has earned the moniker Stoneheart for her unshakable resolve and aptitude for wielding a sliver of the Crystal of Earth. But when an ambush leaves her stranded in the jungle of Rhythyll with no allies and doubts as to the validity of her mission, she sees in Graham not only a potential pawn but also a path to her survival. As dark secrets of the Empire come to light, Cesilli must decide where her true loyalties lie: To the Empire or the world.

Bohrim, an old and desperate man, seeks the Crystallium Depths, a place lost to time said to house the Crystalis Motr— the Crystal of Life. With his daughter’s life hanging by a thread, Bohrim believes he is the prophesied one who will break the Seals and unlock the depths, but is his quest driven by love—or something far darker?

When war changes, the world trembles. Two conflicting prophecies see three strangers bound for conflict.