Surprise! You’ve found Sangréal, the heroine of the eponymous fantasy novel, complete at 85,000 words.
The legend of a living weapon, the novel follows along as sheltered orphan and trained warrior Sangréal puts her skills to the test on her mission to destroy the parasitic entity known as the URGE. After two millennia of hiding, she soon learns that the world outside of her island’s protective bubble is dangerous, lethal and cruel, so corrupted by the influence of the Urge, every breath she takes is toxic. No one knows what she will find when she tracks the Urge to the distant city of Domum. Only time will if she will makes it there alive.
Comp titles for tone and subject include MAXIMUM RIDE and IMAJICA but I believe readers of BLACK SUN and THE CITY WE BECAME will enjoy it. It is the first of novels in a planned trilogy.