A world where magic died exactly 300 years ago during The Severance-a cataclysmic event that extinguished all elemental power. Now cities run on industry and alchemy, and the ruins of the old world are sealed, feared, and forgotten. But magic isn't as dead as everyone believes. Kael Ashford has spent her life on the edge of Cinderhaven's underworld, hunting relics from a past no one wants to remember. When the spark inside her awakens-an impossible, fatal kind of magic-her time starts running out. The power burning through her veins is killing her, and the only hint of a cure lies somewhere in the wasteland scarred by The Severance itself. Rhys Mordain is one of the Council's most precise and relentless hunters. His job is simple: track down illegal magic before it destabilizes the world that replaced it. But when his path collides with Kael's, he's forced to question everything he's been told about the past... and everything he's sworn to protect. Together, they're drawn toward a place where reality bends, history bleeds through the cracks, and the truth behind The Severance refuses to stay buried. EMBER & ASH is a dark, character-driven fantasy set in a world built on ruins, secrets, and the last embers of power. Perfect for readers who enjoy tense partnership dynamics, decaying worlds, hidden magic, and stories where survival is only the beginning.