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Prologue
Before the first hammer struck the forge, before the first star ignited the heavens, there was Creation.
The ancients whispered of a forge that burned without flame, where the essence of worlds was tempered into existence. From that anvil came bloodlines, guardians, and realms. But when greed rose, when clans and royals reached too far into the fire, the forge shattered—its sparks scattered across the eight realms.
Those sparks became cores, glowing embers buried within mortal flesh. Some were born with affinity to fire, storm, or stone; others awakened traits, guardians, or gifts. To the arrogant and noble, they were divine inheritances. To the forgotten and poor, they were unreachable dreams.
But hidden within the ruins of time was a prophecy…
A single ember—one unlike the rest. Not flame, not storm, not stone. An ember that would not consume, but create.
The ember of a forger god.
For ages, that ember waited. Forgotten by clans, dismissed by royals, lost in the noise of academies and bloodline wars.
Until one day…
In a forgotten village called Makok, where a boy walked with calloused hands, speaking to robes and staffs to fill the silence of loneliness, a drop of ancient blood pulsed.
The forge stirred.
The spark answered.
And destiny whispered:
"Creation has chosen you."
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