Balance of Retribution : Decatur Media : 9781960028051 : 1960028057 : 01 Jul 2023 : Charista Mantisword believes in her future. An up and coming star in the Omegan military academy, she's preparing to join the Omegan machine and do her father and deceased mother proud by stepping into her role among the next generation of leaders. But, Omegana is immersed in several conflicts with the Essence Wars, and Charista's father Findlay has other plans to make a better and safer life for him and his daughter, away from their nation. A startling revelation by Findlay over what really happened to Charista's mother shakes the foundation of everything she once held as dear, and she's thrust into a new deadly game, where the word of the day is revenge. Will Charista make the difficult choices she needs to survive?