A Tale Of Freedom and Fire: Last Ember

In a world consumed by shadow, he is the final spark. The old world is dead, ravaged by a virus that turns humans and beasts into flesh-warped monsters. In the silence of fallen cities, a fourteen-year-old boy named Kael walks alone, driven from his ruined home with nothing but a tattered backpack and a quiet resolve to survive. But in a world this broken, survival is not enough. He needs answers and a way to fight back. His quest leads him to an unexpected discovery: he is a Flamebound, one of the legendary few born immune to the virus and destined to cleanse the world of its darkness. To fulfill his destiny, Kael must unite a squad of outcasts: * Mira, a wise and ancient water-dweller who has fought the virus for years. * Syras, a fierce man-serpent warrior with emerald scales and razor-sharp claws. * Grokk, a mighty orc shunned by his own tribe for his resistance to the infection. Together, they are the Squad of the Ember, and their journey will take them through scorching desert temples, frozen tundras, and burning cities. They must battle horrific creatures and claim powerful artifacts—a crimson dagger that screams in the mind, a mirror that reveals truth, and a flame that burns without fuel—tools that will forge a map on Kael's very skin. But the path to destroying the virus's source, the Redwood Heart, is paved with betrayal and sacrifice. Kael is the key, but to save humanity, he may have to sacrifice his own.