Shadows of a Sundered Soul

There is the Chosen One, then there is Kālam Ultor, the brother destined for evil. He fulfilled his destiny when he was seven, when he murdered his younger brother. Now, ten years later, the Fates offer Kālam one chance at redemption.
Enter Kālam's second brother, Andros, who must rise as the Hero of Cinder and rekindle the world's fading flames. Kālam knows how the legends unfold; more importantly, he must squash his desire for glory and find the hero - a task mildly complicated by the fact his brother disappeared over a decade ago in a convergence between human and spirit realms.
Fleeing from ghosts, driven by the unescapable need to prove himself, Kālam will sacrifice everything as he journeys across the Eternal Empire, but rival Heroes and alien worlds block him with blood and elemental magic.
SHADOWS OF A SUNDERED SOUL is an Epic fantasy complete at 160,000 words; a self-aware twist on the Eternal Hero myth, journeying to a primal landscape inspired by polytheistic mythologies such as Graeco-Roman and Aztec - one where living gods and spirits still dance to the Fate's inescapable tune. And yes, there are dragons.