The Hummingbird Girl

The end of the world is near. Only love can defy the will of the gods.

In the Empire of Ker’an, whenever the gods of the underworld walk among the living, an era ends in blood. To prevent their coming, a chosen few are “kissed” by the spirits of sacred animals—marked youths capable of descending into the Underworld and interceding with the dark deities. But few survive the journey, and none return unchanged.

Araèn, marked by the hummingbird—the messenger spirit—has received the most precious and perilous gift: the ability to speak with the gods themselves. Raised with her companions in the House of the Sun, deep in the jungle, she has been trained in devotion and taught to fear an ancient, ruthless enemy: the Jade Men, foretold by prophecy as the bringers of ruin, accused of seeking to destroy the Empire and open the gates to the world’s end.

But when Araèn is called to serve in the capital, she uncovers schemes of power she was never meant to see—and begins to question everything she has been taught. At her side is Xerem, a warrior with a shadowy past, who helps her expose the truth: the prophecy has been manipulated.

Araèn holds the power to change the fate of her people.

A dark prophecy, a unique power, an indissoluble bond. Even when everything seems already written, love can show a new path.