by bostbak
When their worlds are reduced to ash, two strangers are thrust onto a path neither of them chose… but one they were born to walk. Orion watches his village burn, his life shattered in a single night by something far darker than war. With nothing left to hold onto but his blade. Yet within him stirs something dangerous, something tied to flame itself… a power he cannot yet control. Mia’s life is torn apart just as suddenly, her peaceful home swallowed by the same creeping darkness. Gentle by nature, she is forced to confront a truth she can no longer ignore—she is more than she ever believed. As her connection to the natural world deepens, Mia begins to grow into a druid of rare and powerful potential, one capable of restoring life… or losing herself to it. Guided by forces greater than they understand, Orion and Mia are drawn together, bound by fate and a destiny that reaches far beyond their grief. As they journey across a fractured world, they are not just fighting monsters—they are facing the very embodiments of The Seven Deadly Sins. Each more powerful and cunning than the last, they twist the world around them—raising the dead, bending minds, and devouring everything in their path. To stand against them, Orion must master the blade and the fire within him, while Mia must embrace the full depth of her gift… even as it threatens to change her forever. But as the darkness grows, so do the bonds between them. In a world built on loss, unexpected friendships form, loyalties are tested, and something deeper begins to take root—something neither of them is prepared for. Because this was never just about survival. It’s about who they become when everything is taken from them… And whether they can rise as the champions the world needs— Or fall like everything else before them.
