Tears of the Black Dragon (eBook, ePUB)

What if the only one who could save the world was born to poison it?In a world inspired by the shadows of feudal Japan, an ancient relic pulses beneath the earth: the Heart of the Dragon, a cursed artifact said to grant immortality at a devastating cost. Torn into fragments and hidden by forgotten clans, the Heart has begun to stirand those who seek it will stop at nothing to claim its power.At the edge of this rising storm walks Raizen Kazuki, a wandering ronin poisoned in both body and spirit. Haunted by betrayal and hunted by the past, Raizen wants nothing more than to disappear. But fate binds him to the awakening darknessand to a woman even more cursed than he is.Ame no Hana, last heir of the Red Mist Order, bears a deadly curse: anyone who touches her dies. A weapon raised by silence and blood, she has never known tendernessuntil Raizen looks at her not as a tool... but as a human being.Together, they must face the horrors of the Black Swarm, an army of resurrected warriors led by Seiro Karasu, Raizen‘s former master and now something far less than a manand far more dangerous. As the Swarm gathers the fragments of the Heart to ignite a second age of terror, Raizen and Ame must fight through temples of ghosts, cities that breathe death, and truths that refuse to stay buried.But to stop Karasu, one of them must make the ultimate sacrifice.And even dragons cry when they are forced to choose.Tears of the Black Dragon is a dark epic fantasy novel set in a reimagined feudal Japan. Blending lyrical tragedy with brutal action, it‘s a story of cursed warriors, immortal ambition, and the quiet power of love in a world that no longer believes in salvation.For fans of Shadow of the Ronin, Demon Slayer, Sekiro, or The Poppy War, this standalone fantasy tale delivers a cinematic journey through the poisoned heart of heroism.