Arthur was fifty, tired, and forgotten. He died in a sterile hospital room, a man who had played it safe and lost everything. But death wasn't the end. He wakes up in the body of an eight-year-old boy named Kaelen, in a world where the dirt is stained with blood and the "Middle Ages" are just beginning to crawl out of the dark.
Sold to the Order of the Obsidian Veil, Kaelen is forged into a weapon. But unlike the other orphans, Kaelen has the mind of a man who knows the value of a second chance. As the world transitions from tribal warring to civilized empires, Kaelen moves through the shadows, caught between a forbidden love with a deadly rival and a conspiracy that threatens to undo the very civilization they are building.

Infiltrating the High Council's tower was a nightmare of brass and light. Kaelen and Lyra moved through the ventilation ducts, their "blind sight" guiding them past the buzzing energy-scanners.


They reached the Orrery room—a massive dome filled with floating, glowing spheres representing the planets. In the center was a pedestal made of the same alloy as the door at the Nest.


As they stepped onto the floor, the room hummed. The spheres stopped spinning and turned a blood-red.


UNAUTHORIZED BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE DETECTED, a cold, feminine voice boomed. PURGE PROTOCOL INITIATED.


Chapter 36 - Chapter 36: The Inner Sanctum