A Path of Branches

Kaija Monhegan's life is changing quickly. She has a new friend from another world, and Edgardia is entering an era of peace following the disappearance of The Western Blaze. When a mysterious stranger's broken and battle-ravaged body washes up on the shore of Monhegan Island, it becomes clear that the real enemy has been closer to home than Kaija could have ever imagined.
Maeryn Kacey's life is changing quickly. She has a wonderful friend from an alternate universe, and the rift between her and her father has long-since healed following Rosalie's sudden disappearance. When she's spirited away to a gathering of powerful relayers on Gaia and given a prediction of her future, it becomes clear that there are things waiting on the horizon that will test the limits of her new friendship.
Kai's life is changing quickly. After waiting for so many years, he feels the branches of time approaching the next great division. A sword in another world awakens, someone follows him from beyond the grave, and the lines between Earth and Gaia are blurring irreversibly.
Somewhere beyond the two worlds of our characters, yet another place draws closer by the day. Desolation is coming.