Elemasters

Every emo band had it right.

Dustin Ying couldn't wait to graduate high school and get the hell out of his suffocating hometown. He was done with small-town politics, with the sideways looks from people who thought he was a freak; because of the (true) rumors that he was gay, or the weirder whispers that he was "part fish" thanks to his freakish talent on the swim team. No matter how many records he broke, it was never enough.

Not like his twin brother, Chris. Chris, who was praised for absolutely everything; star of the basketball team, heartthrob to all the pretty girls, their parents' golden eldest son, despite being born just two minutes earlier. That was the status quo, and Dustin had long since stopped expecting it to change.

But none of the CDs in his collection had prepared him for what came next.

 The rolling fog that swallowed him, Chris, and their three closest friends whole. The impossible palace, untouched by time. The elemental ring that fused itself to his finger, pulsing with power he barely understood...

... and the 2000 year old ghost boy who told them the truth: this had all happened before; and it would happen again.

Bound to the Five Elements, the newly awakened Elemasters are thrust into a war with the remnants of an immortal emperor who refuses to stay dead. Training becomes survival. Survival becomes confrontation. And every victory demands a price none of them are sure they're ready to pay.

Because power doesn't just reveal who you are.

It tests what you're willing to carry, and what you're finally forced to let go.

Every emo lyric was right- Life is a nightmare.

And it's so not fair.