Empire of Ash and Oaths

Harry was never meant to matter—the world will one day regret that mistake. Harry learned that truth far too young. Raised inside a remote church orphanage, he watched children disappear one by one. Questions were punished. Curiosity was dangerous. Survival meant keeping your head down and pretending not to notice the truth hiding beneath the prayers. Until the night everything went wrong. Now Harry is free—but freedom brings a different problem. The world beyond the church is far larger, far harsher, and far more dangerous than he ever imagined. Kingdoms rise and fall, monsters roam the wilds, and power belongs only to those strong enough to seize it. With nothing but stubborn determination and a single promise he refuses to break, Harry begins walking a path that will force him to grow stronger than anyone expects. But some powers were never meant to awaken.Some bloodlines were never meant to survive. And the Church never forgets those who escape it. One day, the world may come to know Harry by another name. The Forsworn King.