Born with a rare gift—an ability to access all elemental shards—Kael was both a blessing and a curse. Unlike others, who could bond with a single shard and master its power, he could touch every shard but only fully bond with one at a time. And choosing which shard to master was no easy task. Each shard demanded its own trials, its own challenges, its own tests of strength.
But Kael wasn't thinking about shards at the moment. He was thinking of her.
Lyra.
His sister had been missing for over a month, and all he had were fragments of clues. The last time he saw her, she had been poring over ancient texts—texts that spoke of something beyond the elemental shards: the True Shards. These shards, if the rumors were to be believed, held the power to control time, space, and reality itself.
And now, she was gone.
Kael clenched his fists. He would find her. No matter what it took. Even if it meant defying the Shard Council—the shadowy organization that controlled the shard system and kept the secrets of the world hidden from its people.
The storm was closer now, the first flashes of lightning illuminating the sky. Kael turned toward the shore, where Tess was waiting.
"We're ready," she called out, her voice cutting through the wind. "Let's go."
He nodded, taking one last glance at the horizon. Whatever lay ahead, he was prepared to face it. For Lyra. For the truth.