Blood & Echoes — Vol. 1: The Forbidden Word

In this world, there is no such thing as magic—but once, there was. That word was forbidden, erased from history and condemned to oblivion. For over a thousand years, peace has been sustained by a shared lie. Three great kingdoms watch their borders in silence, building strength under a simple rule: if you want peace, prepare for war. But something is changing. On the battlefield, among soldiers with no names and no lineage, things are beginning to appear—things that don’t fit. There are men who return from war… different. Not all of them, but enough for rumors to begin. Those who have noticed do not dare to speak of it aloud. While the high command guards a secret that could shatter the world, three lives begin to rise from the lowest ranks of the military, in a kingdom where being born without a name means fighting to earn one. What they uncover will not only call into question everything they were taught, but also the cost of learning the truth. Because some things were not forgotten by accident… and some are beginning to return.