Chapter 1: Forsaken and Forgotten
In an era where strength reigned supreme, the Forsaken Clan stood at the edge of extinction.
Betrayed by those they once called allies, hunted by the mighty sects, and forsaken by fate itself, they were nothing more than a fading memory.
Amidst the burning ruins of his once-glorious home, Ren Tai Shen—the last heir of the Forsaken Clan—lay in a pool of his own blood. His body was broken, his spirit shattered, and his mind on the verge of collapse.
"Is this how it ends?" he thought bitterly, as the cries of the dying echoed in his ears. The scent of ash and iron filled his nostrils, and the suffocating weight of despair crushed his soul.
But fate was not done with him yet.
As his consciousness flickered, a crimson glow erupted from his chest—a seal breaking, a power awakening. At that moment, a deep, ancient voice whispered into his mind:
"The Forsaken shall rise..."
The pain that had shackled him vanished, replaced by a surging, boundless energy. His wounds mended, his broken bones reformed, and his shattered spirit ignited with unyielding determination.
His crimson eyes burned with an ethereal glow, and the aura of a sovereign awakened within him.
The world had abandoned him. The heavens had cursed him.
But Ren Tai Shen would not kneel.
"If the heavens stand in my way, I will shatter them. If fate dares to bind me, I will rewrite it with my own hands."