Lloyd Cross

Born into a modest family, he grew up with a simple yet ambitious dream: to become a great hero. Always been shorter than his friends, he learned to compensate for his stature through tenacity, remarkable endurance, courage, and intelligence. Though often underestimated, his greatest strength lies in his determination and his refusal to surrender, even when the odds are against him. But his journey takes a devastating turn when those he considers his closest friends betray him and leave him for dead. Stripped of everything he once believed in, he finds himself fighting not only the dangers surrounding him, but also the anger, doubt, and darkness growing within himself. Through his struggle to survive, he begins to uncover a mysterious power far beyond anything he could have imagined. A power he must learn to understand, control, and eventually claim as his own. What begins as one man's desperate fight for survival may ultimately change not only who he becomes, but the very fate of the world itself.