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The Forgotten Son of Ice

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Eiren, an eighteen-year-old young man, has lived for a year with Roderic and Liana’s family, who adopted him after finding him on the brink of death—scarred, memoryless, and carrying wounds no one could explain. To them, he is another son; to the village, a reserved boy hiding an unknown past. But the fragments that surface in his dreams tell a different story: muffled screams beneath the rain, a desperate hand holding him before letting him fall, snow-laden forests filled with enemies, steel clashing against steel, and a mission shattered by betrayal. In that forgotten past, Eiren had already wielded weapons and unleashed magic, burdened by a destiny that will haunt him no matter how much he tries to deny it. His recent magical awakening—a power of ice born in a moment of desperation—not only reveals that his former life may have been far different, but also draws dangerous eyes. Adventurers, nobles, and hidden enemies will soon turn their gaze upon him. Now, torn between the warm love of his new family and the shadows of what he once was, Eiren must face the question that torments him: Can a young man without memories forge a future of his own, or will the echo of his past life drag him back into the fate he tried to escape? *** Eiren, un joven de dieciocho años, vive desde hace un año con la familia de Roderic y Liana, quienes lo adoptaron tras hallarlo al borde de la muerte, sin recuerdos y marcado por cicatrices imposibles de explicar. Para ellos, es un hijo más; para el pueblo, un muchacho reservado que oculta un pasado desconocido. Pero los fragmentos que emergen en sus sueños cuentan otra historia: gritos ahogados bajo la lluvia, una mano desesperada que lo sujetaba antes de dejarlo caer, bosques nevados repletos de enemigos, acero chocando contra acero, y una misión rota por la traición. En ese pasado olvidado, Eiren ya había blandido armas y desatado magia, cargando con un destino que lo perseguirá aunque intente negarlo. Su reciente despertar mágico —un poder de hielo que surgió en un momento de desesperación— no solo revela que su vida anterior pudo haber sido muy distinta, sino que también atrae miradas peligrosas. Aventureros, nobles y enemigos ocultos pronto pondrán sus ojos sobre él. Ahora, dividido entre el amor cálido de su nueva familia y las sombras de lo que alguna vez fue, Eiren deberá enfrentar la pregunta que lo atormenta: ¿puede un joven sin memoria forjar un futuro propio, o el eco de su vida pasada lo arrastrará hacia el destino del que intentó escapar?
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