The Forbidden Tome of Valdris

In the crumbling halls of the Celestial Archive, where books whisper secrets and shadows hold memories, Archmagus Theron had served for three hundred years. But on this night, fate would rewrite his destiny. A tome unlike any other had manifested in the restricted section—its cover of black leather pulsating with veins of molten gold. The title, etched in a language older than the gods themselves, translated simply to: The First Word. When Theron opened its pages, reality bent. He saw the birth of magic, the fall of the Sorcerer Kings, and his own death—a death that could only be prevented by speaking the words contained within. Now the Archive awakens, and Theron must choose: seal the tome forever and accept his fate, or speak the First Word and risk unmaking everything he swore to protect.

Panel 1·by BeanMachine