by Daeron23
SYNOPSIS On the continent of Vaeltharion, five great kingdoms share borders forged by centuries of bloodshed, treaties, and ambition. Elves guard the eternal forests of the east, dwarves rule the southern mountains with an iron fist, mages wander among forgotten academies and towers, and the few but devastating dragons slumber on inaccessible peaks. But what truly defines the power of the nobles is not land or gold: it is the Extraordinary Legions, armies of squires and knights forged through the ancient Oath-Forge System, men and women whose strength and speed are twice that of any common being. Not every noble can command such power. Creating a legion requires wealth, lineage, and a will capable of bearing the weight of the Oath. Thus, the legions are symbols of lineage, pride, and fear. Aldric Voss is fifteen years old, the fourth son of Count Erwan Voss of the Kingdom of Caldenmyr, and since birth he has been what nobles politely call a reserve son: someone raised with honor, but without an inheritance. When his father summons him to the great hall and announces that he will be sent to the Northlands as a pioneer lord, Aldric is not surprised. He expected something like this. What he did not expect was to feel, during the journey, a strange vibration that grew with every kilometer traveled north, as if the unseen world were whispering his name to him. In the Grey Hills—the natural border that divides the civilized south from the wild north—Aldric experiences something that no book of his noble education could have predicted: the spirits see him. And he sees them. Not as shadows or omens, but as real, ancient presences with their own will. Upon reaching the crest of the last hill, a spirit, imposing and serene, greets him as if it had been waiting for him all its life. It is Vauren, the Spirit of the Threshold, and he speaks to him with few words, but of enormous weight: "This north has no owner yet.
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