Ash & Lies
Book One of the Umbrael Ascension Trilogy
Some truths are earned only by stepping into the dark.
In a world built on perfect order, choosing someone becomes an act of rebellion.
Umbrael is a realm governed by perfect order, where every soul is judged, every choice measured, and
nothing is left to chance.
When one impossible journey begins to challenge the rules that have governed the realm for centuries, two strangers discover thateven the smallest choice can change everything.
LIORA
Raised to believe that every choice serves a greater purpose, Liora has spent her life carrying out the will of others. She has always believed order is mercy, duty is unquestionable, and every decision has already been measured. But when the certainty that has defined her life begins to unravel, she must decide who she will become when obedience is no longer enough.
Duty has always been her compass.
CORVIN
Survival is the only truth he remembers.
Corvin remembers nothing of the life that came before. Treated as a monster and surviving on instinct alone, he has learned to trust almost no one. Yet beneath the violence lies a quiet humanity that refuses to disappear, even if he cannot remember why.
UMBRAEL
Beyond the mortal world lies Umbrael—a realm where every soul is judged, every choice leaves its mark, and every path leads deeper into consequence.
Few who enter ever leave unchanged.
Circle VI
HERESY
“The first truth is never gentle.
It breaks the faith
that came before it.”
Circle IX
TREACHERY
“Swallow the truth long enough,
and it becomes your prison.”
Circle VIII
DECEPTION
“The cruelest lies arrive dressed as comfort.”
Circle VII
VIOLENCE
“Power is not proven by what you destroy, but by what you refuse to become.”