Ashen Black Cradle

Beneath a dying red sun, the last shards of humanity toil in the coal-veined guts of a forgotten planet. Slaves dig for diamonds that no longer shine, while soldiers trade mercy for survival. When a boy witnesses something impossible-a shadow that hungers, and a woman with eyes of fire-his world unravels into ash and myth.

Far above, lords and priests weave new gods from the bones of the old. Their wars are written in blood, their mercy in lies. From the frozen mines to the marble towers, destinies will burn together: a boy chained to the earth, a priest born of flame, and a girl who dreams of fields of green she has never seen.

In a universe where even faith has teeth, one truth remains:
the dead remember more than the living ever will.

A dark, poetic fantasy about survival, divinity, and the thin line between salvation and damnation.