For three hundred years, Man and his kin have lived under the yoke of the Aberrant Legion, barely clinging to the brink of survival. A young soldier with a dream of liberation is thrust into the heart of an unending war. Two princesses fight against their own dark destiny. The commander of the Alliance's armies seeks a way to break the curse. A shadow who yearns to be whole once more.All these lives and many more cross and intertwine. The battle is not just for their home, but for the very soul of the world. Crossposted on Fanfiction Net, Archive of Our Own, Sufficient Velocity, and Questionable Questing. All art made by me.