by Ignot
In a ravine where technology meets the sacred and where failure costs more than blood, stands the Dragon Sanctuary – a brutalist monastery dedicated to the worship of the ancient Dragons. Each cycle, only a select few are subjected to trials that defy human logic, sacrificing their senses, pride, and even their inner light. Dorian Tully never sought glory; he sought survival. But when he is dragged into the Cycle of the Claw – a tournament that eliminates the "superfluous" with surgical precision – he discovers that each competitor carries secrets that could destroy the Sanctuary from within. Amidst fragile alliances, mechanized rivals, ancient traditions, and silent conspiracies, Dorian realizes that the true enemy may not be the Dragon... but rather those who interpret its will. In the Inner Sanctuary, every step could be the last – and every decision lights or extinguishes a light. The Baptism of the Scales is only the beginning.
