Soulforged Sovereign

In a world where only the favored can wield the holy power called Essentia, creation's laws are subject to but one authority: those who bear the Celestial Brand a mark of heaven imparted by the gods. To be unbranded is to be powerless. Invisible. Destined for dust.



But once, long ago, an orphan without a name had the temerity to defy that destiny.



Spurned by the heavens, he found something no one else had the courage to dream of: the divine laws the gods commanded were not sealed away they were concealed in Essentia itself. With forbidden study and unyielding fixation, he hypothesized a method to take it in manually, circumventing divine will.



And when he finally tried it.



He died.



Forgotten. Erased. Borne down by his heresy.



Centuries hence, in the empire of Nytherion, a second prince is born into the imperial lineage. As he takes his first breath, the heavens thunder and the very fabric of reality spins around him. The empire cries out that he is a prodigy of the gods—one gifted at birth.



But as the midwife spells-cleanses the newborn with a wave of her fingers…



A piercing, ageless voice bellows in the infant's soul:



"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! WHO STOLE MY ENTIRE DAMN LIFE'S WORK?!"



The orphan's soul, reincarnated in royalty, stirs. With the memories of a previous life and a justifiable rage to take back his heritage, Kael Thorne embarks on a mission to shake the heavens. This time around, he's not seeking permission.



He's taking everything.