Willow of Ashes
by Ellie Raine
Synopsis
A Reaper's Creed. An Oath to keep. A Soul to save. Just as Xavier began his training as a Reaper Knight, he was flung off a cliff by an assassin sent to kill the Princess of Death, and vanished into the ocean. But Xavierโs NecroSeam somehow stitched itself to another living vessel, connecting his soul to someone who shared half his necromantic abilโฆ A Reaper's Creed. An Oath to keep. A Soul to save. Just as Xavier began his training as a Reaper Knight, he was flung off a cliff by an assassin sent to kill the Princess of Death, and vanished into the ocean. But Xavierโs NecroSeam somehow stitched itself to another living vessel, connecting his soul to someone who shared half his necromantic abilityโฆ His twin brother. The co-existing brothers secretly embark on a mission up to the sun-kissed Land Realm in search of Xavierโs missing body, only to discover this surface realm is on the brink of war. Before they can be normal again, the twin Reapers must battle colossal dragons and legions of soul-eating creatures controlled by an ancient demon queen. As Death Knights-in-training, they took an oathโฆ and now thereโs more than one soul to save.
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