Born beneath the sapphire glow of an empire shaped by ancient psionics and living crystal, Gloria-Hercules FlyingDragon inherits a legacy steeped in power, mystery, and sacrifice. At sixteen, she stands on the brink of profound change. To claim her destiny as the next Empress of the Black Dragon Empire, she must undergo the sacred Rite of Passage, a dangerous venture into the Sarcophagus Tree Forest, where blood, spirit, and fate converge.

In a world where Bee People hum with sunlight, Golden Koi Warriors shimmer with deep-water secrets, and the roots of the earth remember every soul ever humbled before them, Gloria-Hercules’s courage is tested by forces older than time. Her offering will awaken slumbering trees, stir long-forgotten prophecies, and set into motion the rise or fall of empires yet to be written.