Requiem of the Astral Throne. The Starborne Duology, #2

Captain Aris Solene and her crew aboard the Zephira Dawn have survived Velmora and Ignarok, but survival has come at a cost. Time is running out. The Olyssian Accord are no longer operating in the shadows. Their campaign for domination is accelerating, and at its center lies a single objective: awaken Threxion, an ancient deity capable of unraveling entire systems and making the stars themselves bleed.
To stop them, Aris leads her crew to Oquelis, a world of endless water by day and lethal ice by night, where beauty conceals something far more dangerous. But when General Talos arrives, he doesn't come to conquer, he comes to claim power. The result is swift and devastating, leaving the crew scattered and forcing Aris into decisions that test both her command and the limits of her heart. But Oquelis is only the beginning.
Beyond it lies Skyrend, a skybound world of violent winds, fractured stone, and aerial predators, where battles are fought with nothing beneath your feet. With the crew divided across hostile worlds, every path forward demands sacrifice, and every choice carries consequences that cannot be undone. As the galaxy edges toward open war, Aris is pushed toward a final confrontation, one that will determine who claims the Astral Throne.
and who is left behind in the attempt. Because power has never guaranteed survival. And survival has never come without cost.