Decaying Eminence

In the Nika Kingdom, power is measured by elemental bloodline and proximity to the Hwange - ancient cosmic ore that grants abilities and slowly poisons everything it touches. Moto has neither pedigree nor a clean element. Just smoke, a bad reputation, and a secret he's been running from since he was eight years old. Alongside Sheu, a sovereign's daughter carrying her own buried grief, and Najo, a lightning heir whose own clan broke him on purpose, he starts to notice something the kingdom would rather he didn't: every institution built to protect people is rotting from the inside. The rot has a name. It has been collecting power for decades. And it already knows who Moto is. A boy who wants something impossible - peace that will outlive him - and moves anyway because doing nothing is not an option. 172 chapters. Three canonical companion volumes. Complete.Disclaimer: AI is used for grammar, spelling  and punctuation only.