UPDATES Tuesdays, Thursdays and WeekendsAiya is a Ginju, a hidden assassin for the Egaishan Empire. She's the black sheep of her clan and is forced to meet the heavy expectations of her father. If she can control her powers long enough to exterminate their rival clans, she might just be able to prove herself. But a grievous mistake causes their plan to backfire, forcing Aiya to choose between loyalty to all she’s ever known or independence for all she’s ever loved. As civil unrest widens cracks in the empire, Aiya must decide for herself how best to forge her path. To protect her brothers and win respect in the land, she’ll need to turn a new leaf and oppose her clan and her empire. She must conspire with clans once held in contempt and reach new heights of power to create a new world of their own, in a world of spirits, deities and conniving lords. Along the way she will be forced to find her place, her morality and her strength. To her clan, she is nothing. She will use their contempt for change, and her strength for war. This is an epic progression fantasy story that jumps straight into the narrative and action. I'm not a fan of prologues. It is a story about Aiya, but also about the characters around her, the friends and enemies she makes along the way, and how she shapes them and her larger world. What to expect:  Slow burn progression in a world where magic feels truly powerful Strong to very strong to even stronger Exciting action scenes that add to the story and progress the narrative profanity, gore, mature themes NOT A HAREM (nor reverse harem)******