In a world divided by ancient kingdoms and bound by arcane laws, a legendary black sword lies sealed beneath a tower no one dares approach. It bears a curse whispered through generations:
“Whosoever draws this blade shall pay with the thing they love most.”
Seventeen-year-old Eren, a quiet orphan with forbidden magic hidden in his blood, stumbles upon the sword not by fate but by consequence. In a single moment, he draws the blade named Akreth, and the only person who ever smiled at him Lea is erased from the world as if she never existed.
Driven by love, guilt, and fury, Eren sets out to defy the curse. His journey leads him into the shadows of a dying world, through haunted lands, forgotten magic, and enemies that wear human faces. To bring Lea back, he must confront the Shadow King, ruler of the space between life and death and the final secret behind the sword.
But the deeper Eren delves into the truth, the more he learns that he is not merely a wielder of Akreth. He is part of it.
And when the time comes, he will have to choose not between life and death, but between the blade and his heart.