
by ansh.writes
Born beneath an ominous Red Moon, Kei Woldtor was never meant to live an ordinary life. Whispers of a curse follow him from the day he's born. As the whispers spread through the estate, his mother grows weaker by the day, waiting for her husband to return from his journey to an unknown world. Where magic is everything, the newborn seemingly possesses none. As secrets surrounding magic, bloodlines, and the past begin to unravel, Kei is drawn towards a fate far greater than anyone could have imagined. What starts as the story of a cursed child becomes a tale of obsession, inheritance, grief, political decay, and the terrible cost of truths uncovered too late. Some inherit kingdoms. Some inherit curses. Kei inherits everything that should have died before he was born.
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