#invention.

SUMMARY.

I: THE HILLS are a lush green, in contrast to the monochrome town below. A rosemary lined house burns and a girl smiles a dangerous smile. Hyacinth Aquino has ruined her hometown, wrecked her alliances, and is the most satisfied she has ever been. She is also lost, and a little bored. For so long, Hyacinth’s purpose has been to put an end to the horrors of Whispering Hills but now that it has been done, she does not know where to go next. Fate, however, strips that choice from her when she suddenly finds herself burning in a fireplace. II: RED SKIES rumble, blooming in the wake of an monarch’s anger. A shadow merges into a being at the heel of an heir’s throne. Imay Upadhyaya has been preparing themselves for this moment for a long time, but betraying their parent is still painful. The Zimba Games are fast approaching and with the fate of Xiyai on the line, there can be no mistakes on any of their parts. They hope they haven’t just made the biggest one. III: SHADOWS CREEK whispers to its students: run. They don’t listen. It has been thousands of years since Arnesh Patel has seen light. Stuck in his shadow, having to constantly listen to it’s ramblings, he is more than grateful that his exile is over — until he learns the reason why. As the wind howls itself into a new century Xiyai must find itself a new ruler, but as agendas clash and morals are put to the test, it is becoming unclear whether this will save Xiyai or result in its downfall.

CHARACTERS.

Hyacinth Aquino: she/her. nineteen. intj. tag. page. (cs) docs. (cs) ↳ Born in a town festering with either manipulators or the manipulated, Hyacinth has become an expert at pretending to be the latter. Ever since the age of nine, when her parents met their demise, she has been fending for herself. The things she has learned in the last ten years will be critical to her survival in Xiyai, but having pretended for so long, she finds it hard to distinguish between where the facade stops and she starts. 

Arnesh Patel: he/him. nineteen. infj. tag. page. (cs) docs. (cs) ↳ Shadows have been all that Arnesh has known for thousands of years. Being let out is one of the few joys he has felt in Xiyai, but it is short-lived when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of the Zimba Games. Now that he is free, he must do everything he can to complete the games with his soul intact: Arnesh can not afford to stay in Xiyai any longer. 

Imay Upadhyaya: they/them. twenty. enfj. tag. page. (cs) docs. (cs) ↳ Imay has always known they would participate in the Zimba Games. It has been drilled into their head during every life that they have lived: they are meant for greatness and greatness can only come if they win. However, they did not think they would be quite so young when they were to play. Nor did they think they would have to play along-side their ex-boyfriend. Or a human. 

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