ZXXAGA'S SHADOW: BOOK ONE OF THE JAOJI SERIES

He was never meant to survive the storm.

Born through blood, fire, and forbidden magic, Parele has lived his life in the shadows of a world that has long forgotten his name. But the vine-mark across his skin speaks of a power older than kingdoms, and a truth buried beneath the ruins of a sealed prophecy.

As the storms return and ancient spirits stir, Parele begins to hear the call of something locked deep within him-something that should not wake. The Maze of Madness folds. The dragons grow restless. And whispers of the Xeiry rise again.

But Parele is not the only one pulled by fate.

Across the realm, four strangers-each haunted by their own secrets-are drawn into the storm, unaware that their paths are about to entwine.

One carries flame.
One hears the dead.
One was born beneath no star.
And one already died.

The world is breaking. The boy with the vine may be its last hope... or its first curse.

In the shadow of Zxxaga, all things perish... even death.