There Can Be Only One: CHAPTER 1: The Call of the Shards

By Christopher Manalang

When the heavens shattered, their fragments buried themselves deep in Earth's past, waiting in silence for millennia. Now, in a remote jungle, a blacksmith named Hunab finds his life upended when he discovers a glowing shard of celestial origin. Tasked by the High Priests to forge the rumored "stone of the gods" into a weapon, Hunab unknowingly awakens a power far greater-and far more dangerous-than any mortal should wield.

*The Call of the Shards* is a tale of transformation and destiny. As Hunab shapes the shard into a blade, its cosmic energy forges him into something more than human. Its hum whispers of visions-fragments of other Immortals scattered across the globe, each bound to their own shard and drawn toward an inevitable clash. The shard's call cannot be ignored, and its pull threatens to unravel Hunab's quiet existence.

Marked by the blade's power, Hunab faces his first test: an intense confrontation in his village square where the shard's energy activates, altering him forever. Yet victory comes with a foreboding truth. The High Priests reveal the blade's ultimate purpose-*there can be only one Immortal.* With the shards' cosmic resonance unifying their scattered fragments, Immortals are destined to fight until only one remains to wield the collected power of the stars.

Blending scientific authenticity and mythological depth, Chapter 1 sets the stage for an epic journey of cosmic resonance and survival. It is a story of fate, power, and the choices that define humanity, introducing readers to a world where the stars themselves hold the keys to destiny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F3JFH8WZ
• ISBN13: 9798316517442
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"