The Aether Chronicles: Rebellium

Even the elements bow to someone ... Family isn't always defined by blood, but it means everything to eighteen-year-old Natalia Rhys--especially after her brother was ripped away from her. With no power to make a difference, there's nothing she can do ... Unless the powerless become the powerful.Natalia has grown up in the oppressed sectors of Araedia, avoiding the brainwashed soldiers of the tyrannical President Vayne Averie. Vayne rules the sectors with fear and suppression as he searches for Elementals--individuals who can harness the power of one of the four elements--and most of all, the Aether ... the ultimate Elemental prophesied to either utterly destroy or save Araedia by wielding all the elements.With her last elemental assessment looming, Natalia can only pray that she and her closest friends, Damien and Aurum, won't end up as pawns in Vayne's army. But when they encounter a group of rebels--led by Vayne's mysterious son, Roman--they're thrust into the middle of a war they might not be able to win. As Natalia and Roman grow closer, her old bonds are tested and she's forced to face an uncertain future. Will Natalia survive the constant bombardments threatening to destroy her and her world, or will she crumble and fall under the weight of war that lies on her shoulders?