Ashes of the Forgotten

Previously

…Kael looked around the ruins, the ancient stones now seeming less like a sanctuary and more like a tomb. The fading light cast long, distorted shadows that seemed to writhe with a life of their own. The air, once filled with the scent of damp earth, now carried a faint, metallic tang, like old blood. He had fled his village seeking answers, and he had found them, but they were more terrifying than any question he had ever dared to ask. He was not just an outcast; he was a harbinger of change, a catalyst for a power that could either save the world or plunge it into eternal darkness. And the weight of that truth settled upon him, heavier than any mark could ever be.