The Orphan

The nephilim, aether-sensetive beings who can force their will upon the world and shape it however they see fit. Few are born with this gift. Even fewer are chosen to become an alchemist, warriors and scholars whose mission is to protect the five nations from the Dire threat savaging their borders and raiding their cities. But what happens when you need to be protected from your protector? Who do you turn to when one of the men and women who promise to sacrifice everything to keep you safe sacrifices you instead?

What are you willing to become to set things right?

After seven years imprisoned, framed for the fire that took the closest thing he had to a family, Oris finally has a chance to make things right. But it comes at a cost. The boy he once was must be forgotten and left behind. In its place, something else must rise. Something with a strength and ability the nephilim haven't seen since the Calamity Wars nearly twelve centuries ago. But as Oris hunts for revenge, learning his newfound blessing and the curse that comes with it, secrets long buried will be revealed. Secrets the alchemists would give anything to keep hidden.

When the nephilim fall, the daemortem will rise. The question is what else will rise with them?

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BOOK 1 IN THE CALAMITY SAGA