Introduction: Exiled from his village after a mysterious mark appears on his wrist, Raine is cast into the unknown鈥攁lone, unarmed, and without answers. But his exile is not a death sentence. It is the first step toward something far greater.In the depths of the ancient forest, he encounters a silver-eyed stranger who reveals a terrifying truth: the mark is not a curse, but a sign of power long forgotten. A power that others will kill to possess.Now hunted by forces he does not understand, Raine must navigate a world of warring factions, forbidden knowledge, and beings that exist beyond mortal comprehension. If he is to survive, he must unravel the secret of his mark before it consumes him.But power always comes with a cost. And some paths, once taken, can never be walked back....