Book 9: The Shadow's ReckoningBy Brinda PhokeerdassPower fades. The realms tear. And Kael, once fire-forged and battle-tested, feels the echo of every mistake haunting his steps.As elemental leaders scramble to restore control, Kael conceals a terrible secret-his elemental powers are failing. The balance within him, once his greatest strength, is crumbling, corrupted by whispers of ancient wrongs and a reckoning older than the elemental thrones.When an impossible storm strikes the heart of the realms and prophecies twist upon themselves, Kael must uncover a truth buried in shadow: that the Fifth wasn't meant to unify-it was meant to judge.And the judgment has already begun.