Ashking

In a world ravaged by magic and wars, kings are not born... they are forged from ashes. In a decaying kingdom, living in the shadow of a history of failure and humiliation. It is ruled by a foolish king who is a worse version of his ancestors, and his sons are just incapable administrators desperately trying to salvage what can be salvaged. But when the king falls in a desperate battle, his youngest son takes over… the worst of them all. A failure. Lazy. Useless. But he is the king. No prophecy to guide him, no magic to protect him... only ashes, sins, and one decision: "Either I rise... or I bury them all with me." Surrounded by a brother who sees nothing but the family's shame, and a sister who holds his hand amidst the ruins of a dead homeland, this "wrong king" begins a journey unlike any heroic tale. And by this coincidence, a slow, bloody, and fierce ascent begins… The rise of the Ash King.