DEATH WAS NEVER THE END The Pathics were sworn to guide the galaxy, not rule it. When Dragon Lord Webo Azhi rises in his father's name, entire systems fall into fear. Armed with forbidden living crystals capable of resurrecting minds at an unspeakable cost, Webo hunts a long-buried Jaalil secret that could reshape the balance of power forever. Ian and Qlee, reluctant warriors bound by oath and history, are forced back into conflict as Dreadnoughts burn and ancient betrayals resurface. Across fractured worlds and time stains that blur past and present, they must confront mercenaries, fallen allies, and a man consumed by grief and obsession. Because if Webo succeeds, death itself may no longer be final, and the cost of resurrection may be the soul of the galaxy. PATHIC: THE TIME STAIN by L. Jordan is Book Two of the PATHIC series, a gripping space opera of betrayal, resurrection, and reckoning across a fractured galaxy.