Jushwash
"In a world where survival is earned in blood and memory, a boy awakens the truth buried in his soul."
Cael Dray lived a peaceful life in a quiet village with his legendary swordswoman mother and revered healer father. Trained under the strict yet loving hand of his mother and cheered on by his best friend, life felt unbreakable-until it shattered in a single night of fire and death.
Demons fell from the sky. His parents were slaughtered. His best friend was torn apart before his eyes. And something deep within him-something ancient, something forbidden-awakened.
Marked by a mysterious black crystal and blamed by the very people he tried to protect, Cael is exiled into the monstrous world beyond the walls. Alone, hunted, and starving, he begins to uncover the secrets of a living system bound to his soul-one that remembers far more than he does.
Alongside an enigmatic elf, a cursed soul beast, and new allies born of battle, Cael sets out to survive a world that sees him as a monster. But when the system reveals its true identity-his best friend's soul-Cael must choose: become the weapon he was meant to be, or break fate itself.
Volume 1 is a haunting journey of loss, survival, and the fragile bonds that tether humanity to hope.