It began with a whisper in the dark and ended with blood on the ground. When ancient magic stirs once more, a forgotten prophecy is unleashed across the Nine Realms. Every soul feels the tremor, but none more than Kaelen, a reluctant heir to a cursed bloodline.

When assassins strike down his sister, Kaelen discovers that his family is bound to stand against a darkness thought destroyed millennia ago. Before he can embrace his destiny, he must claim the Shadowbane – a legendary blade forged by the first Sovereign of the Nine Realms. Invisible from the edge, yet sharper than truth itself, it is the only weapon that can sever the curse.

Hunted by merciless warlords, dark sorcerers, and creatures that walk out of nightmare, Kaelen must face trials that will either forge him into a champion or break him utterly. Failure means death. Success means transformation. The fate of the Nine Realms hangs by the thinnest of blades.