The First Flame
Beneath the rainforest, something ancient waits-watching, remembering.
Jane Foster never came to the jungle to be found. She wanted to vanish, to bury her grief and silence the ghosts that clawed at her. But what she uncovers is no refuge. It is the spark that could ignite a war the world has already forgotten.
They called it a myth. A lattice of living fire, hidden beneath the canopy. It seared through steel but left the vines untouched. It pulsed, patient and alive, whispering in the oldest tongues:
The EmberNet.
And when Jane steps into the flame, it doesn't consume her.
It claims her.
Now the forge beneath the jungle stirs awake. With it rises the memory of Elarin-the last woman to wield the First Flame, betrayed and destroyed by those she swore to protect. That same fire now runs in Jane's veins, binding her to a destiny no one dares speak aloud.
But fire has a memory. And fire never forgives.
What begins as a fight for survival becomes a global hunt: collapsing governments, ruthless militias, and an artificial intelligence engineered to bury forbidden technologies. Each faction will kill to control the flame. Jane must choose-become a weapon, a prophet, or the final warning before humanity burns itself out.
And deep below, where the earth still smolders, three flameborn guardians wait to decide if she is worthy.
The First Flame chose her.
Now it demands to know why.