The Crown of Ash by Matt Collins
English | 2026 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In the wake of a shattered system, the world is no longer held together by silence. After exposing the truth behind the hidden mechanisms that once redirected disaster, Kael Shadowleaf has become something far more dangerous than an assassin, he is a living refusal. Cities can no longer export their suffering unseen. The cost of survival is rising to the surface, and the world is struggling to stand without the lies that once kept it stable. As pressure spreads unevenly across the land, Kael and his companions are drawn into conflicts that are no longer about rescue or vengeance, but responsibility. Old powers adapt quickly. New factions emerge, some seeking to control the chaos, others determined to weaponize it. Ancient anchors fail. Wards strain. Frostspires that once enforced balance now threaten collapse. At the heart of the growing instability stands a crown forged not of gold, but of consequence. Political authority fractures as rulers confront the truth of what their stability was built upon. Cities are forced to choose whether to face their own costs or desperately rebuild systems of enforced silence. Each decision ripples outward, reshaping alliances, igniting confrontations, and turning relief itself into a contested act. In The Crown of Ash, Kael learns that exposing the truth is only the beginning. Holding ground in a world that can finally feel its own weight demands sacrifice, endurance, and the courage to be seen. The question is no longer whether the world will change, but who will bear the burden when it does. The ashes are rising. And the crown will fall on whoever dares to stand beneath it.
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