Before the Four Great Nations, gods walked among mankind. Then one man killed them. Their blood gave birth to a new age of magic, and from their forgotten legacies rose four kingdoms built on myth, ambition, and power. But history has a way of hiding the truth, and some legends refuse to stay buried. Far beyond the walls of Spectra, in a forgotten village built upon the graves of ancient wars, an eight-year-old farm boy celebrates his birthday, receives his first sword, and dreams of seeing the great city one day. Before dawn, the King arrives at his doorstep. He hasn't come to ask permission. Only to make an offer. One that will change the fate of a boy... ...and perhaps awaken a world that was never meant to remember its gods.