Power has a price8212and in the ashes of a ruined empire, that price is rising.Kael once believed he knew what it meant to sacrifice. But when he is stripped of his magic and cast into the Pit of the Exiled, he finds that death is not the end8212but a beginning. There, beneath the surface of a forgotten world, he faces the Hollow Saints, guardians of ancient truths and buried sins. With his memories fractured and his powers fading, Kael is forced to confront the haunting truth of who he was8212and what he might still become. Beneath the crumbling ruins of the Forsaken Empire, a legend long thought dead is beginning to stir.Meanwhile, in the embattled kingdom of Veyloria, Queen Lysara clings to a throne that becomes more fragile with each passing day. Her court is a nest of vipers8212nobles who smile in daylight and scheme in shadow. A warlord bearing forbidden magic and a dubious claim to royal blood is amassing power, threatening to fracture her rule from within. But the most dangerous threat comes not from the sword, but from faith.Whispers of Kael8217s return have birthed a wildfire movement. The Ashen Faith spreads like a plague8212worshipping Kael not as a man, but as a god. What began as hope now teeters on fanaticism, and Lysara finds her kingdom transforming into a battlefield of belief, rebellion, and prophecy.As war brews on every front, two destinies race toward inevitable collision8212one marked by forgotten memories and rising magic, the other by flame, fury, and the will to survive at any cost. Kael must rediscover who he was to become what the world needs. Lysara must protect everything she8217s built, even if it means destroying what remains of the past.The Forsaken Empire has awakened.Old powers are rising.And no one will leave it unchanged.