Flesh and Colony

When young Elias discovers an ancient biomancer’s crystal buried beneath the forgotten ruins of his village, he awakens a power that should have remained dead. Bound to a growing colony of intelligent, evolving ants, Elias must learn to shape flesh, command monsters, and protect Blackthorn Hollow from nobles, soldiers, and ancient horrors rising from the dark. But every evolution demands blood, every victory feeds the hive, and the world will soon learn that one village boy and his colony may become the beginning of an empire.