The survival of the weakest knight

In the land of Aetheria, strength is everything. The great warrior families—Argenthelm, Dravenmoor, and Varkos, and vaelor—rule with the might of their swords, their names etched in history as the strongest knights to ever live.



Born into the prestigious Argenthelm family, Rael was expected to follow in their footsteps, to master the sacred sword techniques and awaken the power that runs through his bloodline. But no matter how hard he trained, no matter how many battles he endured, he could never grasp the essence of sword aura.



To his father, to his brothers, and to the world, he was a failure.



On his sixteenth birthday, Rael is cast out, forced to undergo the Trial of Kings—a cruel test that has claimed the lives of countless unworthy heirs. Alone, with nothing but a dagger in hand, he is thrown into the deadly wilds of Aetheria, where monsters, mercenaries, and rival warriors lurk in the shadows.



But Rael is not like the others. He does not rely on brute force. He does not wield an unstoppable blade.



he THINKS. He ADAPTS.He SURVIVES.



And if the world refuses to acknowledge him as a knight—then he will carve his name into history another way.