The Veins Of The Crown

In a world ruled by blood, a commoner's veins will rewrite the fate of kings.
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For centuries, the Aurelian Empire has been governed by one law:

POWER FLOWS THROUGH BLOOD

Nobility are born marked by the Vein - elemental forces bound to lineage and class. The stronger the blood, the higher the power.
The Emperor rules through the PRIMUS VITAE, the source of all noble might.
But when famine and decay plague the lower provinces, a nameless boy rises from the ashes of the dying world.
KAEL, a commoner with no crest and no title, bears a mark that should not exist - a pulse beneath his skin that answers to the Vein itself.

Taken in by House Corvane, the Empire's most secretive noble line, Kael becomes part of a family whose silence hides rebellion. Within their shadowed halls, he meets Lady Sylvaine Corvane, the heir with steel in her eyes and compassion in her heart. Their bond, forbidden and undeniable, becomes the spark that ignites a revolution.
But power is never merciful.

When love turns to loss, and loss to fury, Kael's awakening shatters the balance of the world.
His grief rewrites the rules of time itself, blurring the line between vengeance and salvation.
As empires burn and prophecies whisper of cycles unending, Kael must decide whether he will be the savior of the new age - or the architect of its ruin.