In a land where only the worthy is chosen and blood seals fate, the Sandugo begins. Every generation, chosen sons and daughters are tested beneath fire and storm, their worth measured by the gods themselves. To be named Maharlika is to ascend beyond mortal kin, to become legend. But for Kalas, a nameless boy bound in the chains of fate, destiny is not given, it is made. When the gods turn their gaze away, he vows to make them see him, even if it means defying the heavens themselves. From the ashes of obscurity, a slave will rise... And the blood of kings shall tremble.