The Tale of War, came from a Spear and Ice
The world is steeped in death. Disease, famine, drought, war, monsters, and men have all left their marks upon it. It was created by careless gods and left beneath the rule of powers too distant, too cold, or too emotionless to care. It should be a place where hope withers before it can take root.
And yet, life endures.
Cur was born into expectation. As the son of nobility, he is watched by his parents, measured by his peers, and weighed against a future chosen for him long before he could understand it. Recognised as a Flame Borne, one of the few born with the power to create and control fire, he appears destined for honour, service, and military success.
From the outside, his life looks privileged. Safe. Certain.
But Cur carries secrets that threaten him every day.
The greatest of them is impossible to explain and dangerous to reveal: Cur is not alone within his own body. Two souls inhabit him — his own, and that of the one who came before.
To survive, he must learn to face the conflict within himself, even as the world beyond him sharpens into something just as cruel. Because in a world built on death, endurance is not the same as peace.
