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‘Azure Scream’, written by Thomas Blaidd, is a fantasy novel about friendship turning into love, which then grows into a powerful force of nature. Ayen is a young man and a lawyer, but he’s been barred from his profession due to his parents’ mysterious past. Now, he lives on the fringes of society. He’s a shy, quiet introvert living in his own world. His friend Keiko, a high official’s daughter in the Eternal City, was sent away after her mother’s death and raised secretly by the people known as the Radiant Ones. She hides her identity because Earth’s authorities have marked her as a potential threat to the Ideology of the Eternal Religion; she’s a young woman of exceptional abilities – independent and energetic, yet holding many secrets. When a government assassin discovers Keiko’s hideaway, she and Ayen have to fight to save their lives, their friendship, and the love blossoming between them. Chased and hunted by assassins dispatched by Earth’s government - an ‘ideal’ superstate run by the Council of Elders and the Great Religion. They travel across provinces, battling for survival. Three parallel worlds exist Fonsim, Earth, and Arabanga. After many adventures and with the help of the angels from Arabanga, our heroes reach the parallel world of Fonsim, where the Source of Soul Energy resides. Simultaneously, the Father (ruler) governs Earth through the Energy of Evil. With every obstacle they overcome and battle they fight, Keiko and Ayen learn more about themselves, the power and strength that, contrary to the laws governing the world, become a formidable weapon against the Energy of Evil. They live in a brutal and deceptive world, where most of the society unknowingly and knowingly accepts the ideology of the Great Religion, a belief not in God or gods but in the Source of Eternal Energy. To end the bloody regime on Earth and save the lives of millions of people, they must destroy its Source of Energy in Fonsim. This Source is a massive vortex where the souls of humans killed over thousands of years are trapped, fueling the Eternal Source of Evil Energy that allows the Father to rule the Earth. Keiko and Ayen must face the ruthless Guardians of the Source. On the path to the vortex, Keiko encounters her father, who abandoned her when she was ten. This encounter would have been deadly for Keiko if not for Ayen’s growing love for her. After a series of dramatic events, they both reach the Source of Souls. With the power gifted by nature and strengthened by their love, they finally free the souls, leading to the collapse of the world of Fonsim. Despite their dramatic experiences and abilities and the incomprehension of many phenomena, Keiko and Ayen maintain their youthful vigour, humour, romantic fervour, and joy, making this story feel natural and human. What transpired at the Source of Soul Energy, the roles the heroes played in the novel, and the consequences of their battle will bring to Earth’s society and the world of Arabanga will surely be revealed in the next part of the trilogy, titled ‘Red Scream’. Author Thomas Blaidd leaves room for readers’ interpretation of many phenomena and events, providing a broad canvas for their imagination, echoing the art of Japanese manga