Rebirth System: Blood and Ash

Aric Valerian, the fourth prince of the Valerian Empire, is known by many titles: The Forgotten Prince, The Whore’s Child, The King’s Bastard. Throughout his life, these names have been spoken more often than his own, each time a reminder of his cursed existence. Born with a seemingly incurable disease that crippled his body and left him unable to practice martial arts, Aric, also the only prince without mana— was a disgrace in the eyes of his royal family. Resigned to a life of mockery and pity, Aric learned to survive as the shame of the imperial household, mentioned only when the court needed someone to scorn. But when the gods seemingly smiled upon him, curing him of his affliction and granting him the strength to wield a sword, Aric dared to hope. For the first time, he fought in battles, striving to raise his name from the mud. Yet, this newfound hope was crushed when his own brother and empire betrayed him, sending him to die in a doomed war. As Aric made his final stand against an unbeatable enemy, accepting his fate as nothing more than a forgotten sacrifice, a mysterious text appeared before him: [Would you like to change your fate?]