MANTRAS (magical phrases)
"The fortress was supposed to save him. Instead, it broke him."
In the war-torn kingdom of Stromspire, the elite stronghold of Bastionspire Fortress trains only the strongest to defend what’s left of the realm. But for Duke, a quiet boy haunted by trauma and failure, survival here means facing more than brutal drills and deadly rivals — it means facing himself.
He came to forget the snow, the screams, the moment he froze.
But the past follows.
Among the new recruits is Touka Amatsuki, a cold, sharp-eyed girl with a quiet grace — and a terrifying secret. Beneath her calm lies a hidden identity, a mask soaked in blood, and a mission that could bring Bastionspire to its knees.
As recruits unlock Kendra Energy — the force born of pain and will — bonds form, battles erupt, and suspicion grows. In a fortress full of swords, spies, and silence, not everyone is who they claim to be. And when truth cuts deeper than steel, what remains of mercy?
The King sleeps behind stone walls. But his legacy still bleeds.
Trauma burns. Power answers. But some scars don’t fade — they awaken.
