Crown of Ruin and Roses

In the distant land of Aethoria, the old stories speak of gods who once walked among mortals, of spirits that guarded the forests, and of seven sacred forms through which divine power was given shape.

But some stories were never meant to be remembered.

Seventeen-year-old Arien Septen has spent his life far from such legends. A quiet young man searching for meaning, he has little reason to question the world around him-until his mother is mysteriously struck by a paralysis no healer can explain.

Desperate for an answer, Arien turns to a forbidden text and discovers a name buried beneath centuries of silence: Andronica, an immortal guardian bound to the ancient forests of Aethoria.

What begins as a search for a cure becomes something far greater.

As Arien is drawn deeper into a forgotten history of gods, spirits, and sacred power, the boundaries between mortal and divine begin to disappear. Andronica carries secrets of her own, secrets tied to an ancient force that has waited patiently for its return.

Beyond the forests, kingdoms prepare for war.

Within them, an old power rises.

And Arien must choose what he is willing to lose when love, faith, vengeance, and destiny begin pulling him toward the same ruin.

Because some crowns are inherited.

Some are taken.

And some are forged only after everything else has burned.