The Seventh Chance (Crystalline Melodies #1) by TorissaNikole

Summary : Imagine a world where you don't use magic: it uses you.

Krystal is running. She has been ever since she and her sister were captured by pirates and sold into slavery. Now she's finally escaped and continues to flee from both death and the terrible memories her old life hides. But it seems that wherever she runs, death trails behind. She wonders if it has to do with the strange Eternal who cursed her, turning her into a Psion years ago... A secret she must keep at all costs: Psionics are forbidden.But, as prophecy dictates, the people she meets are as important as she is. Nikora, an orphan with a history of mysterious familial deaths and an intimidatingly suspicious grandfather. Aaren, a healer living in destitute who has an axe to grind with the government and a dark secret of his own.Not long after meeting, strange things begin to happen. For reasons they can't fathom, they are tossed headlong into a world of assassins, corruption, backstabbings, and the Mafia. Forced into a fugitive lifestyle, they take refuge in a foreign city, hoping to evade capture. But even then they aren't safe. The nature of this danger begins to reveal itself, and it's worse than any of them could have imagined.Krystal herself has a higher stake in it all than even she knows. Her time to figure out what kind of game they're playing is running out. She's failed many times before, each time with deadly consequences. This is her last chance.Civil war is brewing.Free will is a privilege.Death is not final.Nothing is as it seems.Welcome to the Taeran Empire.

Status : Ongoing

Parts : 11

Reads : 3, 002

Votes : 379

Comments : 545

Genre : Fantasy