Born beneath the sapphire light of an empire built on ancient psionics and living crystal, Gloria-Hercules FlyingDragon is heir to a legacy of power, mystery, and sacrifice. At sixteen, her world is poised on the edge of transformation. To claim her place as the next Empress of the Black Dragon Empire, she must complete the sacred Rite of Passage, a perilous journey into the Sarcophagus Tree Forest, where blood, spirit, and destiny intertwine. In a realm where Bee People hum with sunlight, Golden Koi Warriors shimmer with the secrets of the deep, and the roots of the world remember every soul who has ever knelt before them and more, Gloria-Hercules's courage will be tested by forces older than time itself. Her offering will awaken the slumbering trees, stir forgotten prophecies, and set into motion the fate of empires yet to rise or fall. But becoming an adult in this empire is not simply a ritual--it is a revelation. Her blood will write history. Her vow will shape eternity. And the Black Empress will be inaugurated Empress of the Black Dragon Empire. Richly woven with myth, magic, and grandeur, Gloria-Hercules: The Black Empress is an epic tale of power, friendship, dying for love, and destiny where the divine feminine meets imperial might, and a young woman learns what it truly means to become Ruler. Will her successful Rite of Passage be the beginning of a journey that solidifies the peace between allied Empires? Or will it open war between newly met Kingdoms?