When the gods fall, only ashes remain. Seris has spent centuries bound by divine chains, a warrior once chosen to serve the gods—until he turned against them. Now, he walks the ruins of Vael'tharis, a city long abandoned to dust and ghosts, searching for the one weapon that could sever the gods' hold on him forever: the Emberforged Blade. But the gods do not let go so easily. Hunted by divine enforcers and tormented by visions of the past, Seris is drawn into a war greater than himself. When he crosses paths with Eiren, a stubborn oracle bearing secrets that could change everything, his journey takes a dangerous turn. She claims the gods fear him—and that his fate is tied to something far older than rebellion. As the lines between loyalty and defiance blur, Seris must decide what he's willing to sacrifice: the ghosts of his past, the fragile bond he never meant to form, or the last remnants of his own humanity. In a world where gods demand obedience and mortals are but pawns in a celestial game, Veil of Embers is a gripping dark fantasy of vengeance, fate, and the choice to break free—no matter the cost.