> *The world ended once. Now it's happening again.*
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> Nineteen-year-old Kian Falean lives in the ruins of a world shattered by chaos, where monsters born from cursed souls — the Wraiths — hunt what's left of humanity. When his mother is killed during a second wave of destruction known as **The Shattering**, Kian joins the Shadow Mercenaries — a secretive group tasked with containing the supernatural forces tearing the world apart.
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> But when a deadly initiation awakens a mark on his neck — a **forbidden curse** tied to an ancient prophecy — Kian becomes more than just a soldier. He becomes a weapon.
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> Caught between revenge and redemption, destiny and free will, Kian must decide:
> Will he save this broken world...
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> **Or finish what The Shattering started?**