Dawn of Ash

The world didn't end with a bang, but with a stain. The Great Ocean split the world into North and South, but it was the greed for "Black Gold"—oil—that truly severed humanity. As nations tore each other apart for the last drops of fuel, a divine punishment descended: The Ashen Curse. > It starts with a black spot. It ends with a monster. Vegetation turned to gray dust, and humanity began to mutate into mindless abominations. In this dying world, magic reawakened, and with it, the "Traits"—powers far beyond common sorcery. Light is a doctor, not a soldier. But in a world where the sun is choked by ash and the trenches are filled with the infected, his "Radiance" Trait is the only thing that can burn the darkness away. Forced into a war he never wanted, Light must navigate a thin line: Is he there to heal the living, or to provide a merciful cremation for the fallen?