The Rite of Crowns: Tale of Gods
In a world forged from the ashes of divine warfare, where Gods once bled and mortals now bend beneath their legacy, power belongs to those who dare command the elements themselves.
When Nyvara and Zharim discover enchanted ores humming with the voices of ancient Gods, they forge the first weapons of elemental sorcery-sparking a revolution that will reshape civilisation forever. From their forbidden experiments in Pyrosia's volcanic depths springs the Rite of Fire, a deadly dance of flame and steel that grants mortals a fraction of divine power.
Centuries later, Aeryon of the Wind rises as the first Demigod, wielding an elemental sword that bends the very air to his will. Victorious in the brutal Rite of Crowns, he establishes the Sacred Law-an empire that binds five nations beneath Aurelion's white flame through coin, blood, and forbidden knowledge. Emissaries are forged from stolen children, their bodies altered, their loyalties bound to the throne. Tribute flows in rivers of ore and blood, whilst those who resist face chains, exile, or worse.
But empires built on fire cast long shadows.
In the frozen north, Frostbound Prison becomes a monument to cruelty, where men are broken in icy mines whilst women bear the punishment of their kin's crimes. Here, the swordsmith Brynor surrenders himself to honour, finding unlikely allies amongst the condemned-including a thirteen-year-old boy named Biryuk, whose mastery of forbidden Blue Ore hints at powers that could shatter the very foundations of Aurelion's rule.
Across the southern seas, Phaeton of the Sun conquers with flame whilst his brother Amun of the Moon governs through law, their combined might stretching Aurelion's dominion across continents. Yet in Terravane's jungles, a forbidden love between emissary and healer births a tragedy that will echo through generations, leaving behind manuscripts of dangerous knowledge and a young woman determined to claim her murdered uncle's legacy.
As elemental magic spreads beyond the control of kings, as prisoners plot rebellion in frozen darkness, and as ancient secrets carved in God's Tongue promise power to those brave-or mad-enough to seize them, the world teeters on the edge of transformation.
For in an age where mortals wield the power of Gods, the greatest question is not who will rule-but whether any throne can survive the flames of those who refuse to kneel.
Rite of Crowns is an epic fantasy of elemental sorcery, political intrigue, and the price of power-where forbidden knowledge becomes revolution, where love defies law, and where the chains of empire are forged from fire, ice, and the blood of those who dared to dream of freedom.
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