In the time of living gods, when blood poured like wine over the earth
and stars fell as petals from the heavens -
When corpses rose in unburnt pyramids
as dread miracles swept the world plaguelike...
So dawns the history of the world called Tei Ura, where the air seethes with spirits; where seven houses bloodroyal rule from their seven courts; and where executions are both sacred rite and a cornerstone of the entertainment industry. At the center of this world lies the Opaline City, home to the Seven Spears who dispense mortal justice and the only place on Tei Ura where the executioner's red art is performed.
First among the Seven Spears of the Opaline City is Virenina II Tauhrelil. World-famous, idolized by millions, and descended from two ruling bloodlines, Virenina burns bright even in the Opaline City's garden of stars - the better to blind people to the blood-drenched secret that she shares with her paired spirit, Ai Naa, which even now eats away at her very humanity and leaves something shining and terrible in its place. Virenina has kept that secret for nearly twenty years…but between a mother who scents weaknesses like blood on the water, a father in search of empty revenge, and adoring fans who would do anything to get close, it may not remain secret much longer.
To best understand Virenina's character, queue up Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem, then Lucky by Britney Spears right after. The resulting whiplash is worth a thousand words of description.
and stars fell as petals from the heavens -
When corpses rose in unburnt pyramids
as dread miracles swept the world plaguelike...
So dawns the history of the world called Tei Ura, where the air seethes with spirits; where seven houses bloodroyal rule from their seven courts; and where executions are both sacred rite and a cornerstone of the entertainment industry. At the center of this world lies the Opaline City, home to the Seven Spears who dispense mortal justice and the only place on Tei Ura where the executioner's red art is performed.
First among the Seven Spears of the Opaline City is Virenina II Tauhrelil. World-famous, idolized by millions, and descended from two ruling bloodlines, Virenina burns bright even in the Opaline City's garden of stars - the better to blind people to the blood-drenched secret that she shares with her paired spirit, Ai Naa, which even now eats away at her very humanity and leaves something shining and terrible in its place. Virenina has kept that secret for nearly twenty years…but between a mother who scents weaknesses like blood on the water, a father in search of empty revenge, and adoring fans who would do anything to get close, it may not remain secret much longer.
To best understand Virenina's character, queue up Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem, then Lucky by Britney Spears right after. The resulting whiplash is worth a thousand words of description.
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