CATHARSIS - The Fifth Yanai: Book Three

The Fifth Yanai is an epic dark fantasy story of the value of free will, the triumph of love, and the fight to live life on one's own terms. 
Catharsis is the final installment.

The Gods are dead. The world blooms. 
At first glance, all is as it should be.

But Ohkai’s return brings other, more foreboding tidings. 
A sinister presence stalks the shadows, destroying all in its path as it chases after any taste of the life-force that bleeds from the abundant earth. Abilities once believed to be Gods-given emerge in common folk, killing many and driving more to madness. Storms rage, bringing destruction and chaos, leaving cities across the Continent desolate. Those who survive cower in fear and uncertainty under the Temple’s lack of guidance and ever-tightening oppression.

Far away in the depths of the obsidian mountain, Ohkai holds the knowledge of how to right their world—if only he can find his brother and convince him to follow their true calling.
Meanwhile, Velyr is mired deep in his quest for revenge. Despite his uncertainties and doubts, he will stop at nothing to achieve it. And, perhaps, not even what Ohkai shares will have the power to sway him.

New allies emerge, as do formidable enemies, while the fate of the Continent lies in the hands of two reluctant young men, who must decide whether to follow their own desires or to finally come together and embrace their purpose, restoring balance to their world.