On the isolated shores of Dragon Island, E’kili is an immortal mermaid who has waited centuries to reclaim the land stolen from her people. After colonizers forced them into the sea, the severing of their magic left Dragon Island to slowly die. To restore their strength and take their land back, she must capture the core mana buried in the heart of the island. Doing so will ignite a war, but E’kili believes this is her people’s last chance to survive. She would rather die fighting than watch the erasure of her history, land, and bloodline.

Thessia is a quiet, obedient priestess raised to worship a god who speaks only through men. In her faith, women are vessels, never voices. When Thessia is sent to pray with her community, Dragon Island shows her a hidden secret at the heart of its core. As she uncovers the truth beneath her religion’s teachings, she learns that obedience has always come at the cost of women’s bodies and their lives. When the island’s magic stirs within her, Thessia must choose whether to cling to the faith that shaped her or wield a forbidden power capable of dismantling the system that wouldn’t hesitate to destroy her.

When E’kili and Thessia’s paths collide, their alliance threatens the foundations of both church and empire. Destined by fate, they must survive long enough to choose between vengeance and liberation, faith and freedom, love and sacrifice. Failure means the end of magic and the final death of Dragon Island.