Death shouldn't have to be the end. In a world where magic-users called mageians fight against therian shapeshifters in a tournament that crowns the winner the ruler of the world, sixteen-year-old is Ayla is chosen to participate. But she doesn't care about power or ruling. All she cares about is saving her dad from an eternity of agony in the underworld.  So she strikes a deal with the goddess of the underworld. She must become the most powerful person in the world, win the tournament, and take the crown. Then relinquish it all in exchange for keeping her father by her side. Or get powerful enough to have it all.