The Echo of Ash

Ten years ago, the Solaris Empire scorched the village of Oakhaven to the ground, searching for a "glitch" in the world's design. They found nothing. But in the silence of the ash, a boy named Noah survived.

Now seventeen, Noah lives as a humble laborer, hiding a physique of impossible strength and a dormant, violet power that threatens to consume his soul. When the Empire's "Purifying Light" returns to claim him, Noah is forced to run. Alongside his quick-witted best friend Lance, a disgraced knight, a street-thief prodigy, and a group of noble rebels, Noah embarks on a journey to find the only weapon that can cut through a god's light: The Katana of the Void.

From the floating peaks of the Forbidden Isles to the dark trenches of the Great Azure Sea, Noah must master the blade and face the psychological ghosts of his past. He isn't just a farm boy, and he isn't just a monster. He is the Hollow King-and he is coming for his crown.

Genre: Epic Fantasy / Action / Mystery / Psychological
Themes: Found Family, Redemption, and the Burden of Power.