Call of the mountain

In a world where nature remembers and memory flows through root and stone, two young exiles are drawn into a conflict that threatens to unravel the balance of life itself. Here, the land reveals its power not to rulers or bloodlines, but to those capable of emotional depth and choice.

Delvin, a quiet teenager with a mysterious connection to the natural world, loses his family and village in a brutal attack by the king’s soldiers. Grieving and alone, he flees into the forest—where something ancient awakens within him. As dangerous powers stir, he journeys across burning sands and siren-infested jungles alongside a wandering warrior named Tesing, struggling to control the rage rising inside him.

Far to the east, Marla, a girl of mixed elven and human blood, is raised by dwarves in one of the last rebel strongholds. Haunted by captivity and hunted for her royal lineage, she must confront the weight of expectation and the scars left by white sorcery. When her dragon companion Glosli hatches in her darkest moment, he becomes both anchor and mirror to her soul.

As Delvin faces corrupted beasts and ancient sirens, he forms bonds with June, a charismatic warrior, and Ras, June’s Aërie—a soul-bound lioness. Through them, Delvin learns that these mythical creatures choose companions not by fate or blood, but by emotional resonance. Slowly, he begins to find the belonging he’s always lacked.

Meanwhile, Marla fights against the influence of the White Sorcerers—a zealot clan spreading mind-control and destruction across the land. Their magic poisons the earth, unroots cities, and corrupts the beasts of the wild. Their ultimate target is Ellsiseën, the heart of the elven domain, whose ancient magic holds a power they seek to control.

Marla and Delvin’s paths converge in the Red City, where Delvin begins training under Ïline, a dwarven witch with deep ties to the land. Together, Marla and the rebels prepare to defend Ellsiseën from annihilation. As war looms, the bond between Delvin and Marla deepens—born of exile, grief, and the quiet desire for healing in a fractured world.

When winter arrives, so does war. A brutal battle erupts at the sacred waterfall of Ellsiseën. Marla leads a daring aerial strike against venom carts, but loses Ïline in a devastating ambush. On the ground, Delvin faces a monstrous, otherworldly creature summoned by the sorcerer clan. In desperation, he accepts help from an ancient spirit in exchange for part of his soul. He defeats the creature—but emerges colder, distant, and irrevocably changed.

In the aftermath, Glosli is gravely wounded and can only be healed beyond the sea, in a forgotten land to the west. Delvin and Marla set off together, unsure of what remains between them. The magic that saved the city may now threaten the fragile bond they’ve built. As the land reels from war and darker forces begin to stir, their journey becomes more than a quest to heal a dragon—it is a search for redemption in a world slowly forgetting how to feel.