ASH AND BLOOD

"They killed his father. Now the world will learn his name."



Arlen Ashvale lost everything in a single night—his father, his home, his future. Alone and wounded, he should have died in the woods. But death had other plans.



With only a sword, a broken past, and a fire that refuses to die, Arlen begins a brutal journey through a world that does not care if he lives or dies. Nobles see him as dirt. Bandits see him as prey. And yet... he survives.



Day by day, swing by swing, he becomes something else.



Not a hero. Not a villain.



Something sharp. Something silent.

Something forged in blood.



But in a world where kindness is weakness and mercy is fatal, how long can a broken boy hold onto his soul?



Readers of dark fantasy and slow-burn character growth will love this tale of survival, revenge, and becoming.





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