Ashes of the First Warden-A Haizengith Origin Novel
Before the Haizengith became the winged terror of Southern Smayrhiel, they were born from a kingdom that only wanted to survive.
Ashes of the First Warden tells the tragic origin of Tharvyn Vaelrakh, the beloved Warden-King of Vharkund and sworn guardian of the ancient prison beneath the Fiery Mountains. Once, he was not a tyrant. He was a just ruler, protector of the poor, defender of the forgotten, and the living shield between his people and the horrors sealed below the earth.
But when famine, plague, betrayal, and war tear the Blackstone Realm apart, Tharvyn is forced to watch everything he loves fall into ash. His armies fail. His children are taken by duty and ruin. His queen, Elyndra — the Mercy of Blackstone — gives herself to the dying until even mercy can no longer save them.
And beneath the mountain, the First Flame waits.
It does not offer him evil.
It offers him an answer.
Tharvyn does not open the prison. He does not free the darkness beneath the Fiery Mountains. Instead, he takes its blood, believing he can remain Warden while becoming strong enough to save his people.
That choice saves his kingdom.
It also creates the Haizengith.
A dark fantasy tale of grief, forbidden power, corrupted duty, and the birth of a race feared across Smayrhiel, Ashes of the First Warden is perfect for readers who love tragic villains, fallen kings, ancient oaths, cursed bloodlines, volcanic kingdoms, and epic fantasy lore steeped in fire and ruin.
This is not the story of a monster born evil.
This is the story of a good king who believed darkness had become necessary — and became the very horror he once guarded the world against.
Inside this book:
Dark fantasy tragedy
Ancient prisons and forbidden flame
A fallen king’s transformation
The origin of the Haizengith
War, plague, betrayal, and dominion
A complete spin-off from The Noble Sword of Aubernoît
Enter Vharkund. Descend beneath the Fiery Mountains. Witness the birth of the Haizengith.
This book consist of 414 Pages.