Introduction: Vaan Redbones, son of the former swordsman Garix Redbones, has spent his childhood forging blades鈥攂ut now he dreams of wielding them. As his class initiation nears, he is ready to prove himself as a warrior. His half-brother, Elijah, scorns his ambitions, believing knowledge, not steel, will shape the future. But Vaan has no use for dusty tomes鈥攐nly strength and resolve will carve his destiny.When his newly forged sword becomes soulbound, Vaan is thrust into a world unraveling鈥攇oblins plague the trade roads, orc warbands gather, and rumors of undead are whispered in taverns at night. Torn between proving himself and his growing feelings for Risa鈥攑ledged to Elijah鈥擵aan must rise, blade in hand, before chaos consumes all....