Fate-Devouring Runes

Runes were never a blessing. They always demanded a price. Kairin Wei, the son of a village blacksmith, was born in a forgotten mountain land where runes once created gods—and monsters. His father died when a runic tattoo devoured him from within. His mother vanished during a forbidden ritual. And Kairin awakened a rune that should never have existed. Now his body is a living canvas of cursed symbols, his blood rejected by cultivation schools that fear what he represents—a threat… or the perfect vessel. Seeking answers to why runes elevate some and destroy others, Kairin walks a forbidden path. He does not obey runes. He forces them to devour fate itself. But when runes awaken their own will, and destiny begins to break— will Kairin remain human… or become something far worse?