The obsidian lineage

Previously

…Fear was a cold knot in her stomach, but beneath it, a new emotion was stirring. Curiosity. Determination. The Obsidian Lineage. The Serpent’s Eye. Her destiny. The words echoed in her mind, no longer fairy tales, but terrifying, exhilarating truths. She was Elara, the last of the Obsidian, and she would not be hunted. She would understand. She would survive. She would fight. As they turned and walked deeper into the shadowed woods, away from the dying embers of her past, Elara knew one thing for certain: her life would never be the same. The shadows had found her, but perhaps, just perhaps, she could learn to command them.