by Helestias
Alaric is born as the son of a poor farmer in a quiet border village.He has loving parents, a faint spark of magic, and no dreams beyond a peaceful life. That peace ends the day invaders burn everything to the ground. Taken to a foreign church orphanage with nothing left behind, Alaric survives with a single, stubborn resolve: never be powerless again. While other children play, he studies. While mages depend on talent and divine favor, he treats magic as something to be understood, broken apart, and rebuilt. From orphan to academy student, from a nameless boy to a rising knight, Alaric advances step by step, rewriting what magic can do and forging the strength to protect what he gains. In a world that believes the Demon God is long dead and peace is everlasting, Alaric will one day learn how fragile that peace truly is… and what it means to stand as the King of the Broken Horizon.
