by Guelaubrey
Echoes of the Devourer A century ago, seven gods struck down a world-ending monster known as the Devourer. Its colossal skeleton still blankets an entire island, and the waters around it run permanently red. The gods vanished afterward, leaving only legends… and bloodlines. Kael was never meant to be a hero. A low-ranked knight living in the shadow of his golden older brother, he lost the only thing he ever wanted and walked away from the life of a knight to become an adventurer. He never expected the power sleeping inside him to awaken — eyes that shift between storm-gray, green, and a dangerous, blood-red. Joined by a mismatched party of outcasts, Kael is pulled deeper into a world still marked by the Devourer’s lingering corruption. From cursed islands and underground kingdoms to forgotten gods and cults that worship the monster’s return, every step forward uncovers more of the truth about the seven gods… and about Kael himself. Some powers were never meant to be inherited. Some legacies refuse to stay buried.
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