The old gods are dead. Or so the world has always believed.For generations, kingdoms have prospered while ancient shrines crumble, forgotten prophecies fade into myth, and the frozen north is dismissed as nothing more than a land of superstition. But beneath its mountains, something older than civilization has been waiting.Silas Montgomery never expected the mysterious dreams of a woman calling from the endless snow to destroy the life he knew. After a brutal massacre leaves his village in ruins, he escapes into the wilderness carrying a relic that should never have existed-a relic that awakens powers tied to a forgotten age.Far to the south, Vivian Holloway is forced into leadership as corruption spreads across the northern frontier. Entire patrols vanish, beasts return twisted by an unseen darkness, and rival clans threaten civil war. When she uncovers the truth hidden within her own bloodline, Vivian realizes that the monsters haunting the forests are only the beginning. Something ancient has already marked her, and the fate of her people may depend on embracing a legacy she never wanted.Meanwhile, scholar Jude Carmichael uncovers a forbidden relic beneath a monastery that shatters everything he believes about history, faith, and the gods themselves. Branded a heretic and hunted by the very church that raised him, Jude follows a trail of forgotten prophecies toward the frozen north, where every answer reveals an even greater deception.As their separate journeys slowly converge, three strangers become bound by relics, bloodlines, and secrets buried beneath the mountains since the dawn of civilization. They discover that the old gods never truly vanished, humanity has lived beneath carefully crafted lies, and an ancient prison holding a power capable of destroying kingdoms-and perhaps the world itself-is beginning to awaken.With rival nations descending into chaos, ancient magic returning, and betrayal lurking within every alliance, Silas, Vivian, and Jude must uncover the truth before the final seal is broken. Because some relics were never meant to be found, some prisons were never meant to be opened, and some gods were never meant to wake.
