KAEL: THE MORTAL CROWN

Beneath a blood-red moon and the ruin of shattered realms, Kael — neither king nor god — rides alone into the heart of a dying world. Without banner or claim, he seeks no crown, only the preservation of a crumbling order. Amid the ashes of ancient forests and rivers clogged with fallen knights, Kael reaches the fabled Sword in the Earth, symbol of an age when honor was truth and not ambition. In securing a fragile peace, he becomes a reluctant symbol — the Keeper of the Realm — knowing full well that peace born of sorrow will not endure. As he lays down his blade, the seeds of future betrayal stir, and across the bloodied land, a child named Iven is born — destined to undo all Kael has fought to protect.