Marrow-Bound

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Kael has lived his entire life in the shadow of the Ossuary Peaks, a colossal range formed from the fossilized remains of god-like titans. His days are spent deep within their petrified bones, an apprentice marrow-carver, chipping away at the gleaming veins of aether-rich crystal that power the ramshackle settlements clinging to the giants’ desiccated hides. It’s a dangerous, grimy existence, where a misstep can send you plunging into eternal darkness or awaken a forgotten hazard of the deep. Kael is small, unassuming, and rarely speaks, preferring the silent company of the ancient stone. But Kael possesses a secret far older and more potent than the marrow he extracts. He is a Vein-Seer, the last of a forgotten lineage who once walked alongside the living titans. With a touch, he can feel the lingering echoes of primordial energy, commune with the petrified consciousnesses, and even subtly reshape the calcified matter around him. As the powerful corporations controlling the marrow trade grow greedy, venturing into ever more unstable titan-carcasses, Kael’s unique connection becomes both a dangerous burden and the only hope. When ancient perils stir within the deepest chambers and threaten to unleash a cataclysm, Kael must choose between hiding his inherited power and becoming the unlikely catalyst for survival, revealing the true, terrifying might hidden within the mountains and himself.