The Sevenfold Bleed: Heir to the Wound

Roan Vance carries burdens heavier than most—a sick mother, a younger sister, and the weight of his dead father’s secrets. When the Codex Shard awakens beneath his skin, it grants him Capacity: six chances to transform damage into power. Frostburn becomes force. Pressure turns to weaponry. Pain is currency he can spend. But the Shard’s gifts come at a cost. Enrolled at the ruthless Black Spire Academy, Roan masquerades as mediocre, hiding behind false readings and borrowed gear while navigating a viper’s nest of noble houses, Sentinel politics, and Rift-born horrors. Yet the shadows whisper the same question: what did Aldric Vance truly leave behind, and why do six hostile signatures linger on his son’s ledger? Roan isn’t here to play hero. He’s here to outlast the debts hunting him—before the Shard collects its due.