Paladin's Descent
In the desolate city of Veridium, where shadows stretched longer than hope and desperation clawed at every heart, there lived a man named Valerian. His life had been a symphony of sorrow, abandoned by his family and shunned by his friends. Fate had twisted its cruel fingers around his destiny, wrapping him in a shroud of darkness that seemed impossible to escape.
Valerian's body had been ravaged by a relentless illness that sucked the very essence from his veins. His eyes, once vibrant and full of life, had dulled to a cold, unfeeling gray. Each labored breath was a painful reminder of his mortality, and as his body weakened, a single thought consumed his mind: power. The kind of power that could command fate itself, that could transcend the boundaries of life and death.
One fateful night, as his life flickered like a dying ember, a mysterious force surged through Valerian's veins. A blinding light engulfed him, and when it faded, he found himself in a new world. A world with rules akin to a twisted game, where power could be obtained through trials and tribulations.
TheBeardedBard · Fantasy
