The Light That Blinds Us by Andy Darcy Theo (Paperback)

Alexis Michaels has spent most of his life trying to forget. As a child he was tormented by vivid hallucinations of a figure he called the Shadow Man—whispers in the dark, eyes in the corners of rooms, a presence no one else could see. The only thing that ever brought him peace was the strange blue amulet he has carried for as long as he can remember. Now the visions have stopped, and Alexis lives carefully, quietly, hoping for something close to ordinary.

A school trip to Stonehenge shatters that hope. There he meets three other teenagers, each in possession of a gemstone like his own. Their connection is instant, inexplicable, and terrifying. Together they discover a hidden world of Elementals, warriors who draw power from earth, air, fire and water. They are told they are chosen, marked by fate to stand between humanity and a threat capable of drowning the world in unending darkness.

Training under legendary mentors and bonded through shared danger, the four must learn to use their powers, trust each other, and survive long enough to confront the enemy hunting them. As the group begins to feel like a family, Alexis senses something festering beneath his skin. The Shadow Man may not be gone after all. His past claws back, twisting memory and thought, threatening their mission and his sanity. Saving the world may require facing the darkest part of himself.