Girls of fate and fury / Ngan, Natasha

Captured in the Demon King's Hidden Palace, Lei is determined to bring him down from the inside. Meanwhile, Wren is desperate to rescue Lei, but is caught up in the bloody battle against the monarchy, seeing the horrors of war firsthand and questioning whether her sacrifice will be worth it.

Told from their alternating viewpoints, as battle lines are drawn between the powerful Hanno clan and the Demon King of Ikhara, the warrior Wren fights to find Lei, who is trying to assist the rebellion even though she is the King's prisoner.