Kierna has left her home world to compete to become the apprentice of the great Frontier swordmaster, Sorrow. With ten thousand competing for just a handful of spots, Kierna is quickly shown the world of aether cultivation is bloodthirsty and cruel. To become the apprentice of a living legend, she will have to become just as ruthless as those around her.  Madoc has been raised for the last fifteen years in the orphanage of Andartina, goddess of orphans and the lost. He is a child of the Divine, a scion meant to wield the divine, so why aren't his wings emerging? Leaving the orphanage on a journey to understand his origins and eventually himself. He will have to find those who orphaned him, with only nightmares to guide him, Madoc will have to travel from the safety of the Empire to the wild Frontier to find the truth.  What to expect: This will be done in 3rd person. It will be long. There will be multiple POVs, with two main leads and several side characters. This will be done in a similar vein as DotF, Path of Ascension, and The Primal Hunter. Large wide sweeping worlds to explore, dozens of cultures, and epic battles while characters begin to find their own path of cultivation.  Weak to Strong characters with scaling opponents.  Mysteries that need to be unraveled.   There will be no explicit scenes.  This is my April 2024 Writathon Entry.