Introduction: A war hero, an exile, and a traitor.Kiyeri has carried many names, but none as heavy as the mark burned into his chest — a curse whispered in legends, born of bloody sacrifice. When the Sigil ceremony meant to crown him ends in disaster, Kiyeri is imprisoned, tortured, and then… forgotten.Escaping with the help of the only person who still believes in him — Ashiya, a fire-wielding noble with secrets of his own — Kiyeri sets out across a land shifting beneath his feet. Kingdoms that once stood in alliance now stir with suspicion. Friends and foes are indistinguishable. And something ancient and hungry grows in the shadows.But survival is not enough. To uncover the truth behind the Sigils, the Beyond, and the ritual that changed him, Kiyeri must risk becoming the very thing others already believe him to be.A slow-burning, character-driven fantasy about trust, power, and the cost of finding yourself....