The One Who Shares My Same Fate

**Content Warning**: Contains mature themes, emotional manipulation, age‑gap dynamics, toxic relationships, violence, and references to past trauma. Reader discretion is advised.

Elias is a seventeen‑year‑old boy living in the grey, walled city of Arios, where his days are spent selling vegetables while dreaming of something greater. But when his world is shattered by harsh reality, he leaves everything behind and ventures into the unknown beyond the city gates. Alone and vulnerable, he is taken in by a band of adventurers and treasure hunters who offer him safety, training, and a new sense of belonging. Yet in a world where nothing is as it seems, trust proves to be a dangerous luxury. What begins as a chance at a new life soon reveals itself as a web of manipulation, conflicting feelings, and hidden motives. To survive, Elias must let go of his innocence, master the ways of a cruel and unforgiving realm, and forge his own path — for his true destiny is only just beginning.