Purity & Control

As their joining night draws near, Valis must master scrying to stop a jealous madness from tearing his relationships apart. Will love conquer all?

Valis and Tavros are on the brink of starting their new life together, but an insidious force threatens to tear them apart. As the joining night approaches, Valis struggles to learn how to scry, a crucial skill for their upcoming ascension into the Aesriphos Order. However, debilitating migraines make it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything, including his relationship with Tavros. Worse, both of them are experiencing haunting hallucinations that push them further apart. The source of these hallucinations remains a mystery, and Valis must find a way to stop them before they drive Tavros away forever.

Meanwhile, Tavros's baby brother, Aryn, is consumed with jealousy and has descended into madness, neglecting his own well-being and bullying his friends. With danger lurking around every corner, and trying to juggle everything else, Valis must also find a way to save Aryn from himself.

Will Valis be able to master the art of scrying and save his relationship with Tavros? Can they uncover the truth behind their hallucinations and save Aryn before it's too late?

Betrayal is a gripping tale of love, magic, and the struggle to maintain a relationship in the face of overwhelming adversity. Join them on their journey and find out. Don't miss out on this thrilling adventure!

Tags: The world is broken, how did he disappear into thin air?, something is screwy with Aryn, Tavros is two-faced, is it pseudodementia (false dementia)?, is it multiple personalities?, Jedai is not Jedai? Tavros loses his marbles, Valis lost his long ago, scrying training is hard when the world Valis knows isn't working the way it's supposed to, will they get married, or won't they get married?, Tavros is considering alternatives, Valis is holding everything together like squeezing a fistful of dry sand while trying to find a bucket, magically induced migraines suck, Tavros is trying, okay?, Thyran knows things but he won't tell, poor Brother Bachris