Years after Sephora had given birth to Ashen and was quietly murdered by King Aden, the consequences of that fateful, star-aligned night continued to ripple across the realms like poison spreading through still water.
To the outside world, Sephora still lived. But the truth was that Aden had replaced her with Selina, her cunning twin sorceress loyal to him who assumed Sephora's identity perfectly.
Sephora was never a twin but Selina kept that story just to fool her son. Selina assuming the position fully with the help of Aden became the public Queen of Drakonis, smiling gracefully at court while the real Sephora's body lay long forgotten in an unmarked grave. No one suspected the truth.
In the Celestial Realm, Lumina's birth had been anything but ordinary. The moment the child drew her first breath, the entire realm felt it. The night sky briefly ignited with silver and crimson light. Stars seemed to burn brighter, and a powerful wave of ancient magic swept across the land.
