The Covenant of Twelve: The Year the Flame Chose Twelve

By Dorian Storme

A promise is heavier than a crown.

When twelve champions are called to Aetherion-an academy built on living crystal and law-Darius breaks stride to save a rival and discovers a truth the Eternal Flame has been hiding: mercy changes the rules.

Trials of Might, Mind, and Spirit ignite an alliance of unlikely heirs-hunter, scholar, warden, trickster-while a headless sovereignty stirs beneath the lake, hungering for a single vow to break the year's seal. The Banner descends, the Uncrown yawns, and the only victory that lasts is the one twelve hands lift together.

The Covenant of Twelve: The Year the Flame Chose Twelve launches a sweeping epic of found-family, precision worldbuilding, living-architecture magic, political vows, and an oath that refuses to make a hero out of one throat when the world needs a choir.

You'll love this if you enjoy:
- tournament academies that outthink brute force
- ensemble casts bound by purpose, not convenience
- intricate magic systems (wards, bells, bridges, ash & law)
- "mercy-over-speed" stakes and prophecies with teeth

Inside you'll find: the Trial of Mind's archive maze, the Shard-Tree of Spirit, the Banner & the Uncrown, the Wheel of Anchors, and a vow that turns a crown into a hinge.

"If I am not the strongest, let me be the truest."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FP55FR6H
• ISBN13: 9798262698820
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"