The Judgment Trials · Book One
TheAscendantCrucible
Ascend or die.
Ascend or die.
For centuries, the Ascendant Crucible has trained the realm's most powerful young Titans to serve the balance of life and death. At sixteen, every student is sent to the mountain of Himinbjorg, where they will spend years preparing for a single moment that will determine their fate forever.
At the end of their first year, they will face the Soul Convergence Trial — a test that will decide whether they are destined to serve Odin among the Valkyrie or Hela among the Moravyn.
Nymeria has spent her entire life believing in the system. As the top student in her class, she has dedicated herself to becoming a Valkyrie and earning her place among Odin's chosen. Ronan has spent just as long questioning everything the Crucible stands for.
As ancient tensions begin to stir throughout the realms, students are forced to confront uncomfortable truths about faith, duty, power, and the cost of maintaining balance. What begins as a journey toward ascension soon becomes something far more dangerous.
Deadly magical academy · mythology-inspired worldbuilding · soul magic · rival factions · high-stakes trials · slow-burn romance · found family
"At the summit, two gods were waiting.
Only one of them had told the truth."
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