The Crystal Stag of Kings Book

The war for the world is paused. The war for his soul has begun.Kaelen Thorne, the Storm Herald, has done the impossible. He broke the siege, shattered the Behemoth, and drove the Imperial Army back. But the victory is hollow. While the Empire retreats, they leave behind a silent killer: The Hollow Rot.A magical blight is eating his army from the inside out. It withers flesh, drains hope, and even the healing waters of the Serpent Avatar are powerless to stop it. When General Valera falls victim to the plague, Kaelen realizes his elemental arsenal of Fire, Earth, and Storm is useless against an enemy that attacks the spirit.To save the woman he loves and the kingdom he fought to liberate, Kaelen must hunt the Sixth Seal: Lumina, The Crystal Stag.But Lumina does not dwell in the mortal realm. The Life Weaver hides in the Fey Wilds—a dimension of fractured time and impossible geometry. In this realm of mirrors, physical strength means nothing. To bond with the Stag, Kaelen must offer a sacrifice that cuts deeper than any sword.He must trade his humanity for divinity.As the lines between “Savior” and “Monster” blur, Kaelen risks returning not as the hero his people need, but as something else entirely. Something cold. Something distant.They call him the Stranger King. And he is about to learn that the price of Life is memory.