In the shadowed depths of the Aureus Forest, a boy steps into a ritual circle with spear in hand, believing that by killing his childhood friend, he will become a man. What follows is no ordinary trial: a wound that should have claimed him, a plunge into the Dead Lake’s rotting embrace, and a desperate bargain with an ancient power.

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