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In a world where 74% of the population possesses unique abilities passed down by the 16 Divinities of the Sun and Moon, it takes a miracle to stand out…Or a disaster.Meiling Katz is a nobody. With no Divine blood and a mysterious illness that's plagued her since the Lunar Eclipse Massacre killed her parents thirteen years ago, she's powerless. Nevertheless, Meiling is determined to attend the prestigious Zialitos Academy for Sun-Gifted Children and rise in the ranks of their country's lawmakers.Suraya Zialitos is a living legend. As the heir to the most powerful lineage in the world—those descended from Ataru, Divinity of the Sun—Suraya is destined for greatness. But Suraya does not want greatness, she wants revenge for her family slaughtered by the notorious Miyako family in the Massacre.When the childhood best friends arrive at the Academy only to find a string of terrorist attacks linked to the Miyakos, their initial plans go up in flames. With their friendship unraveling and the country in terror, they realize there's only one way to solve this: together.

Two spirits. One body. No way out.When Suraya and Meiling's second year at the Academy begins with paired reconnaissance training, neither of them expects it to end in disaster. But when a mysterious agent of the Miyako family attacks, Meiling throws herself into the line of fire—and her spirit is torn from her body…only to bind itself to Suraya instead.Now trapped together in a single body while Meiling's empty form lies dying in the intensive care unit, the two girls are forced into an alliance neither of them wants.But the Mikayo family is still out there, draining spirits, hunting power…and closing in on Suraya for a reason no one understands.As Suraya is hailed as Ataru Reborn, her power grows more unstable—and more dangerous. Meanwhile, Meiling is running out of time to reclaim her body before she's lost for good…or killed like her uncle before her.

They survived sharing one body. Now they must survive being enemies.Three months trapped inside a single body should have forged an unbreakable bond between Suraya and Meiling. Instead, it shattered them. Suraya is hailed as Ataru Reborn. Meiling has vanished with the notorious Mikazi Group. The childhood best friends are now farther apart than ever.As the world's balance begins to fail, the Seven Gates to Nirnasha's Underworld creak open. Ancient spirits and creatures of the Underworld spill out into Malumvia, bringing with them a darkness that even the Divinities cannot contain.Chosen by the Divinities, Suraya is determined to seal the Gates before darkness consumes Malumvia. Meiling remembers just enough of the spirit bond to know someone stole her life. Now, traveling beside the Mikazi Group, she's determined to make those responsible pay—even if it means opening the Gates the rest of the world is desperate to close.To save Malumvia, Suraya may have to stop the one person she can't bring herself to abandon.The Rise of Nirnasha is the third in The Construction of Shadows series.