by truetrees
Rabid Butterfly In a world ruled by a ruthless Empire, people are born beneath the stars—and some are cursed by them. There are 108 Stars of Destiny, mortals marked by constellations and gods long thought dormant. When a star awakens, power follows… and so does the Empire. Branded as harbingers of rebellion, stars are hunted, enslaved, or slaughtered before they can fulfill a fate no one truly understands. The Emperor claims to rule by divine light—but prophecy tells a darker truth, one the Empire has rewritten in blood. As the stars begin to awaken once more, magic grows unstable, monsters stir, and ancient wounds reopen. A hidden lake, a fallen house, forgotten gods, and a boy bearing the first mark of darkness all point toward a coming Gathering—one that cannot be stopped. When all stars shine at once, gods may return… or die forever. Rabid Butterfly is a dark epic fantasy of beauty and rage, where power always has a cost, gods are not saviors, and destiny is something to be feared. In a world built on lies, the stars will rise—and the world will burn to be remade.
