Echoes of the Rift

Synopsis

Caelen Miroth, once a loyal servant of King Virel Thorne, was sent to the Rift 400 years ago — a secret punishment for crimes unknown, or perhaps a sacrifice to seal a dark power. Time twisted there; centuries passed for him but barely a day for the outside world. Now, forgotten by history and myth, he returns marked and changed. His body bears the pale, silvery crack across his left eye, glowing faintly with Rift-energy — a scar of both power and curse. His skin is pale but weathered; his hair dark and tangled, streaked with silver. He moves with a quiet, chilling calm, as if carrying the cold weight of every lost year. But the Rift’s whispering voice in his mind drives him forward — towards a kingdom on the edge of collapse. The king he served is dead, his bloodline fractured. The lands he knew are unrecognizable, caught between rebellion, magic’s resurgence, and old gods stirring. Caelen’s return triggers chaos: enemies hunt him, old alliances crumble, and the Rift’s secret claws into reality once more. He must face a brutal choice — to wield the terrifying power within him and confront the darkness threatening the realm, or surrender to the madness that already consumes him. In the end, his journey is a tragic echo, a warning that some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.