📘 ASHES OF MERCY Whispers Through the Veil; Book One Some flames do not burn. They remember. In a world shaped by ancient forces and long-buried truths, two orphans are drawn into a conflict older than history itself. Bound by loss, marked by prophecy, and hunted by powers that move in silence, they soon discover that survival is no longer enough. As forgotten magic awakens and hidden factions begin to move, the line between destiny and choice blurs. What began as a struggle to stay alive becomes a battle for control of forces capable of reshaping worlds. Dark, epic, and unrelenting, Ashes of Mercy is a story of awakening power, buried legacies, and the cost of standing against what was never meant to be challenged. Hope is fragile. Mercy is dangerous. And once the veil begins to thin, there is no turning back. This is a fantasy of rising strength and looming war where silence hides enemies, flames carry memory, and the fate of more than one world rests in the hands of those least prepared to bear it.