Scarlet Paths, an Alternate Universe Story

Earth After a blood ritual goes wrong, Tatiana defends a serpent falsely accused of murdering one of the members of his den. While digging through the case, she uncovers a conspiracy that may lead all the way to the Grand Den. Will the serpents tell the truth to save one of their own, or will Tatiana need the Underground's help to prove her client's innocence? Arda Between a Corrupted blight and civil war, all Vaiden wants is to return to Earth. He's tasked with killing the rebels' leader, but he still hasn't found his mark. When a blood mage destroys a fort, Vaiden races to inform the crown, but what he finds changes everything. Can the kingdom come together to stop the Corrupted, or will they end up killing each other first?