Vae Victis

When alternate Earth is subsumed into a new reality, Marianna Rojas — a young vampire sold to a cartel as a child — is chosen as one of thirty Exemplars to experience the new world ahead of everyone else. Accompanied by her dragon companion Saia, Marianna works to master the mysterious Mask and its skills. She has one month to explore this strange realm before being sent back to a freshly integrated Earth to help with its transition — and every monster in the shadows seems to want her blood.

Marianna has leveled up and fought every monster in her path. When she saves a human child named Felix from a bear, her road starts to look a little less lonely. Deep in her soul space, she encounters the Tsu-gi hybrid Shadow — last seen a world away — who will judge whether she passes the test required to earn his power. Flush with magic and more powerful than ever, Marianna must master an unfamiliar landscape and earn new skills if she's to survive and return Felix to his people.

Now an Elder Vampire bursting with power, Marianna may be the one thing standing between Earth and its destruction. The Grand Spell has reshaped reality — countries are rearranging, continents dropping into the sea, and Earth is becoming unrecognizable. When an emissary from a mysterious people offers Marianna aid in exchange for standing aside when Earth's protections are lifted, she must choose between her nature and the future of her world.