Four centuries ago, the Decline of the Gods ended an age of divine presence — and at the heart of that cataclysm was Draltaksan, an ancient dragon born from absolute darkness, oldest of the three tyrant races. Through an unprecedented sacrifice, the threat was contained. Never destroyed. Now, in a new era of apparent prosperity, forgotten signs return. Whispers echo through ancient ruins. Silent cults invoke names long erased from memory. Amid this rising tide, a young man marked by the past is summoned to the royal capital of Aetheria — not merely to begin a journey, but to become a fragile hope in the face of descending shadows.