Introduction: [one chapter daily until the 19th of May.]Cira was born in the dust-choked outskirts of the world, where survival is earned, not granted. When her home is razed by an Ascended warlord from the glittering city of Eden, she loses everything鈥攈er brother, her future, and the girl she loved. With nothing left but vengeance, Cira follows the trail of fire and steel back to the center of power. But fate intervenes when a covert strike from a rogue faction pulls her into a deeper war鈥攐ne fought in the shadows, between gods and those who hunt them.Cain was shaped by Eden鈥檚 brutal ascent鈥攃hosen, remade, perfected. A weapon cloaked in charisma and righteous purpose. But as his campaign spreads across the fractured world, cracks begin to show in the truth he鈥檚 been told, and the purpose he鈥檚 sworn to. Behind every victory, behind every enemy, lies something colder. Something older. And when a name from the wastes resurfaces, Cain finds that destiny doesn鈥檛 always follow orders.In a world ruled by silent gods and false saviors, the first spark has been lit. And nothing burns hotter than vengeance.???...