The Legendary Hero with the Holy Sword of Excalibur
For generations, the Kingdom of Aethelgard waited for the prophesied Sword King, the royal heir destined to pull the divine Excalibur from the Stone of Sovereignty and unite the realms against the looming Shadow. But when the last pure-blood prince’s grip fails on the sacred hilt, despair grips the kingdom. The line of the Lion has been found wanting.
Unknown to the court, the true royal lineage flows in a diluted, forgotten vein. Elara, daughter of a king’s fleeting indiscretion with a maid, survived a life of neglect before fleeing the capital. Her salvation came not from nobility, but from steel: Kaelin, a fierce swordswoman and leader of a small adventuring party. Together, they found love, strength, and a home. Retiring from adventuring to build a peaceful life, they bought a farm, dreaming of a family.
Their son, Leo, is their greatest wonder and mystery. Born not with the potential for magic, but with a fully formed mana core—an impossibility that defies all magical theory. Unknown to them, Leo carries the soul of a man from modern-day Earth, granting him a unique perspective and latent, untapped knowledge. To his mothers, he is a loving, if peculiarly insightful, child. To the world, should it discover him, he would be a miracle… or a monstrosity.
As Leo grows, so does his unrivaled power, carefully hidden amidst pastoral life. But destiny’s wheel turns. The failure of the prophecy has emboldened the enemies of Aethelgard: the ancient Vampire Clans stirring in their crimson keeps, the cunning Witch-Princesses weaving schemes in their thorn-wrapped towers, the savage Beastkin tribes rallying under a fierce princess, and the infernal legions of the Demon Lord testing the weakened borders. Even the reclusive Elven realms watch with growing alarm.
When conflict spills into his humble valley, Leo’s power can no longer be concealed. His journey begins, not as a crown prince, but as a farmer-mage of incomprehensible strength. His path will inextricably entangle him with the very powers that seek to destroy his homeland.