The False Betrayer

This is an Era after the disappearance of the Gods—a world left behind in the aftermath of their absence, where civilization struggles to survive as the Abyss slowly begins to consume the world once more. A thousand years ago, a hero betrayed the world. At the height of the Final War, when humanity’s victory was finally within reach, the greatest hero in history turned his blade against his own comrades. The man who had once stood at the forefront of humanity’s hope became the one who shattered it. He destroyed the world’s final chance of victory. And then, he vanished without a trace. From that day onward, his name was cursed throughout history. Lucient Von Ardent. The greatest hero of his generation. The man who had once led humanity through its darkest hour. And the man remembered by the world as its greatest betrayer. Yet history never recorded what truly happened on that battlefield. No one knows what Lucient saw. No one knows why he turned against the people he once fought to protect. And no one knows where the hero disappeared after the Final War. A thousand years later, a young man awakens alone on an unfamiliar shore. He has no memories.No past.No identity. Not even a name. The only thing he possesses is an old necklace, its surface worn by centuries of time, bearing a single name engraved upon it.Aether.With no other clue to his identity, the young man takes the name for himself. From that moment on, he becomes known as Aether. But the name carries a mystery of its own. A name that once belonged to someone who lived a thousand years ago. Someone who fought alongside the legendary Lucient Von Ardent. Someone whose fate disappeared from history. As Aether begins searching for the truth behind his forgotten existence, the world around him starts to change. The Abyss, thought to have been pushed back long ago, begins to emerge once again. Ancient ruins awaken. Forgotten powers resurface. And fragments of a history buried beneath a thousand years of silence begin to return. With every fragment he uncovers, Aether finds himself drawn deeper into a story that began long before his birth. A story of heroes.Of gods.Of the Abyss. And of a betrayal that changed the course of history. Who was Aether, the man whose name now rests around his neck? What truly happened during the Final War? What lies beyond the Abyss, and what secret was powerful enough to make the Gods disappear? Why was Lucient Von Ardent condemned as the greatest betrayer in history? The deeper Aether searches, the more the boundary between forgotten history and his own existence begins to blur. Because somewhere within the ruins of the past lies the truth about the man the world chose to hate. And perhaps the greatest mystery is not why the hero betrayed the world—but whether he ever betrayed it at all. In a world built upon forgotten history, buried truths, and carefully crafted lies, uncovering the truth may be more dangerous than living within the lie. Because sometimes, the truth does not set the world free. Sometimes, it reveals why the world was forced to forget. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The False Betrayer — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠