The Aetheric Crown

His father left him on an altar at three days old.He was meant to die there. He didn’t. He was meant to die again at twelve, when the Church cast him out.He survived that too. Nineteen years in a failing body.A town that hated him.Nothing to show for any of it. Until he fell into a sealed tomb—and the dead mage inside took an interest in him. Now Alz is still a nobody. Still weak. Still unwanted. But something is watching him. As enemies gather and kingdoms shift, surviving may no longer be enough.