THE WORLD SAW A MONSTER. SO HE BECAME ONE. Draciel Ellsden was never meant to be King. Born in the filth of Ashen Hollow and dragged into the toxicity of the Royal Court of Eden, he is a living nightmare in the lineage of Solvaeris. Hated by his uncle, the Crown Prince Sultrix, and feared by the masses for his unique shadow magic that seems to have a will of its own, Draciel has spent his life punished for his existence. No more. When a lethal confrontation with his family forces him to flee the capital, Draciel plunges into the Forsaken Forest in search of answers. Guided by cryptic nightmares and driven by a hunger he can no longer repress, he seeks the ancient Trials—a metaphysical gauntlet designed to shatter the weak and forge the strong. But the forest holds more than beasts. It holds the truth about the bloody history of his world—a legacy of genocide, betrayal, and a war that never truly ended. To survive, Draciel must stop fighting the darkness inside him and start wielding it. He must confront the trauma of his past, the lies of his ancestors, and the terrifying potential of his own fractured mind. The "Hero" is a lie. The "Savior" is a myth. Solvaeris is a cage. And Draciel just found the key. Dark Fantasy / Anti-Hero Origin - Psychological & Eldritch Themes - Mature Progression Fantasy