Ascendance of the Forgotten Prince

For centuries, the kingdoms of Tairasa have bled beneath the weight of endless war. Durathar struck first, conquering Akhsarun with brutal efficiency before setting its gaze on the rest of the continent. The kingdom of Yuehama stood proud, but not even its beauty nor power could withstand the destruction. After a hundred years of resistance, it fell beneath the force of Durathar. Yet it was not battle that broke them-it was betrayal. Their defenses shattered from within, and in the wake of a fragile truce, Crown Prince Kyo Seiryu was taken.

Stripped of his name and face by ruthless magic, Kyo is cast into Durathar's brutal arenas, forced to fight against his own kin and creatures of unimaginable power.

After a display of defiance and skill, Kyo earns a place in the venomous court of the new Emperor of Durathar-a bastard-born ruler whose charm conceals a dangerous intellect and hidden motives. In a court where loyalty shifts like desert sands and betrayal serves as currency, Kyo walks a perilous path. Vengeance lies within his grasp-but so does something far more dangerous.