The umbral Heir

Every soul is born with light. Except his. ‎Kael came into the world as an impossibility: a child of utter darkness in a kingdom where inner light defines your worth. Rejected, feared, and alone, he works among graves, hiding a power that feeds on despair. ‎When the Veil between worlds tears open and shadow creatures invade, King Aldric blames Kael. Hunted, Kael flees with two unlikely allies: Lyra, a light mage ordered to execute him, and Fenris, a wolf-shifter with a bloody past. ‎To repair the Veil, they must find five elemental shards. But a darker presence whispers from the Void—the Hollow King, an ancient grief begging for release. And he wants Kael as his vessel. ‎As the line between hero and monster fades, Kael faces an impossible choice: embrace the abyss and unmake a broken world, or become the darkness that holds it together. ‎Some are born to shine. He was born to shadows. And shadows will save what light cannot.