SCUM

Aren is scum.

He’s from the slums of Dravorn—no magic, no hope, no illusions. Just knives, blood, and the next stolen meal. He’s done trying to be good. Done pretending the world is anything but rot wrapped in gold.

But after a job goes wrong, Aren finds himself hunted by the Radiant Order and shackled to a child he didn’t ask for. Survival means running. Hiding. Fighting. Again.

Yet something starts to change.

Not just in him—but in the world around him.

And for the first time, Aren doesn’t just want to survive.

He wants to burn the system to the ground.