Born me again

The legend of the Drazhin began with King Aetheron—a ruler whose power was forged in smokeless fire and whose reign defined the Seven Kingdoms. But every great legacy leaves behind shadows, and those shadows have now fallen upon his sons.

The throne is empty, and the air is thick with the scent of betrayal.

Prince Azeal was never the chosen one. While his brothers, Malakor and Vane, fought for influence with cold steel and colder hearts, Azeal remained in the periphery. But the Zarethian Trial spares no one. To claim the crown, the royal brothers must descend into the Shadow Abyss—a prehistoric labyrinth designed to test the very essence of their souls.

Accompanied by the fierce and loyal Princess Vaelora, Azeal must face horrors that defy logic and kin who seek his blood. As he navigates the trials, the history of his father, Aetheron, begins to haunt him. He soon realizes that to survive the Abyss, he cannot just be a Prince of the past; he must be "Born Again" into something far more powerful—and far more dangerous.

Azeal's "Good Heart" is his greatest strength, but in the depths of the Abyss, it may also be his greatest weakness.

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