Harrowhand's Harvest

The 'Cosmic Crucible' shattered Earth, forcing humanity into a brutal multiverse tutorial. For Zardinu, a disgraced cadet from a fallen noble house, it's just another Tuesday. Branded a failure and hunted for a crime he didn't commit, his only goal is survival. But during a desperate chase through the ruins of his city, he stumbles into a chasm and awakens a power beyond comprehension - the Osseous Mandate, a form of necromancy that doesn't just raise the dead, but compels them to build, farm, and forge a civilization from the world's ashes. His first resurrection is Telip, the skeletal remains of a colossal dragon buried beneath the city. With each monster he fells and raises, his undead nation grows, its power snowballing with every bone-forged wall and soul-tilled field. But this power feels terrifyingly familiar, a perfect key for a lock he's never seen. Why does his unique ability feel less like a discovery and more like a recovery of a forgotten master plan?