r-o-o-k-i-e

In the world of Aethelgard, a person''''s worth is determined by the power of the beast they bond with in a Soul Pact. The story follows Kael, a 16-year-old "Ungilded" slum-dweller who, during a city-wide catastrophe, accidentally forms a pact with a creature of pure, unrefined Aether—a being that shouldn''''t exist and defies all known laws of power.