Academy of Magic Blood Oath

A hundred years ago, three great bloodlines united to massacre the entire Sunblood clan. Only Avery, the sole surviving heir, was rescued by her aunt. Plagued by an incomplete soul lattice, she was dismissed by everyone as a broken, useless girl. On her deathbed, her aunt entrusted Avery to Ethan, her betrothed, who feigned kindness while coveting the power of the Sunblood lineage. He constantly humiliated and imprisoned her, and even harmed her dearest friend Mira to bend her to his will. When Avery was sent to the Blackwell, the prison sealing the Abyssal King, she met Silas, the king disguised as a human. He treated her gently, escorted her back to the Sunblood territory, and the two swore a sacred Starbound Vow. Yet at the ceremony, Silas revealed his true identity, seized the Sunblood Heart, and planned to sacrifice her to achieve ascension. In truth, every event was part of Avery’s revenge scheme. She had long split her soul to hide in plain sight, gathered the five Founding Cores, exacted vengeance on all her enemies, and ascended to become the Astral Sovereign, reshaping the order of the magical realm.