The Healer Who Defies Death

At fifteen, all children kneel at the Obelisk, where gods stir the Gift latent in their veins. Fire, lightning, and darkness erupt for those who prove worthy. Nobles pride themselves on traditions. Orphans hope for miracles. Giftless ones disappear. Lith has no name, no family, no future—only hope to live in the world by the gift of the gods. But when his Rite of Dawn comes, his Obelisk responds to his call not at all, not with even an instant's shine, just an empty, colourless "Failed Gift". Useless. Scorned. Forgotten. Yet within the light of his awakening lies a secret no scripture records—a power that should not exits. Cast aside, Lith must walk a path none dare follow: to turn rejection into strength and to uncover why the gods chose him not for glory, but for something far more dangerous. In a world only the strong are remembered, his defiance may rewrite fate itself.