The aethernals book 1

Roy isn't special.

He's not the strongest. Not the smartest. Not even the most talented adventurer in his guild. He's just a rookie with a stubborn dream - to become the kind of hero who runs toward danger when everyone else runs away.

Most days, that dream feels impossible.

Until the night he finds something buried where it shouldn't be.

A weapon.

Ancient. Beautiful. Wrong.

And when he touches it... something touches back.

Now the world feels different. He can feel it watching. Shifting. Waiting. Whispers of conflict ripple beneath the surface of kingdoms, and powerful forces begin to stir.

Roy wanted to fight monsters.

He didn't expect to become part of something much bigger.

Some weapons are forged for war.

Some choose their wielder.

And some were never meant to be found.