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Pact of Blood and Destiny
Paperback
Publisher: Valerius Arcane
Published: Aug 20 2025
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.12 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Valerian bloodline is not a gift; it is a curse. For centuries, each heir has been bound to a ravenous, ancient entity-the Ashen King-in a pact that demands a terrible sacrifice to keep the darkness at bay.
Kaelen, the last of his line, is destined to be the next offering. Raised on lies and groomed for his fate, he chooses defiance over duty, escaping his ancestral home to chase a forgotten legend: the lost monastery of Aeridor, where ancient lore may hold the key to severing the pact forever.
Hunted by his own family and stalked by the King's shadowy minions, Kaelen's desperate flight becomes a perilous ascent into the treacherous Silent Peaks. Here, he discovers that the greatest threat is not the darkness that hunts him, but the fanatical warden of the light who stands in his way. With a mysterious healer as his only guide, Kaelen must learn that the only way to defeat the darkness is not to destroy it, but to balance it. But in a world built on sacrifice, the price of true freedom may be higher than he could ever imagine.
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