The Butcher’s Lament

A Tale of Legacy, Loss, and the Unrelenting March of Fate

The world has changed. The sky is no longer an endless stretch of dull emptiness but a canvas of light and shadow. The rivers run deeper, the land breathes in ways it never has before, and the once-unstoppable Fog is retreating. But with change comes consequence, and beneath this newfound dawn, something stirs-something old, patient, and watching.

Theron, once the deadliest warrior the land had ever known, has turned away from battle. He lives in quiet solitude, tending to the orchards of a farm that holds more ghosts than memories. But when SoulCasters start disappearing-entire orders wiped from existence overnight-Elena seeks him out with a plea: something is hunting them, and no one knows why.

Reluctant to step back into the life he swore to leave behind, Theron soon realizes that some battles cannot be ignored. The runes of forgotten power have reemerged, blood stains the land anew, and whispers of a long-lost enemy snake through the wind. As Theron and Elena search for answers, their path leads them to a truth far darker than either could have imagined.

In a world reshaped by sacrifice, where myths and monsters walk the same roads, Theron must face the one question he fears most: is the true danger ahead... or the one still lurking inside him?