Shattered Barriers by Aaron Yoder

After Anyth Nalecht’s defeat, Leper prepares for war,

knowing it’s only a matter of time before Nalecht strikes

again, whether it’s with his armies or his recently acquired

shards.

But when he returns home to honor his fallen queen, he finds her

tree desecrated and her children in danger. To end Nalecht’s reign

and protect his family, Leper must retrieve the final missing shard.

Entrusting his allies with the shard of Theora, Leper sets off to

claim the last one. But madness brews in his blood, and the fury

of grief and betrayal clouds his judgment. Unprepared and

reckless, he enters the Rain Trials, an ancient gauntlet no one

has survived in six hundred years.

The deeper he goes, the more certain it is. This hell is a death

sentence.

When smuggled messages reveal that Theora’s shard has been

stolen and his allies taken prisoner, Leper’s rage ignites. 

With time running out to escape and save those he loves, he must

confront the darkness within and defy his cursed legacy before it’s

too late.

To survive the trials.

To reclaim the shards.

To save the children.

He must become the first to ever make it out alive.