Synopsis: Heir of the SandsDeep within the bowels of the Infinite Tower, where the suffocating Black Sands devour those desperate enough to flee, dwells Arin Valour. An orphaned Weaver, Arin loathes the very magic that flows through his veins—a cursed power that mends the world by stealing the life-span of others.When his path intersects with Syrus Meridian, a prince in exile, and Lyra Solstice, a renegade engineer, they begin a blood-soaked ascent toward the Peak. Their goal: to dismantle the grand lie of immortality that has allowed the nobility to rule for aeons.Yet, the truth they unearth is far more harrowing than any myth. The Eternal Engine is no fountain of youth; it is a parasitic monolith, draining the life-force of parallel realms, leaving the Black Sands as its wretched waste. A millennium ago, during the Night of Betrayal, the Twelve Great Lineages splintered, tearing the fabric of time to satiate their greed—an act that birthed monsters that feast upon the very concept of time.As the Tower collapses into a desolate, grey void of treachery and fury, Arin and his companions must navigate a world of shifting loyalties. Alliances are forged with the likes of Caldor Caspinx, while Syrus finds himself bound to Aurelia, even as the vengeful Lysandra returns from the shadows.Amidst the chaos, Caradoc, the Masked Man, reveals a dark ultimatum: to seal the Rift is to condemn all to death, but to fling it open is to invite a cosmic cataclysm.Will Arin unleash the Rift to exact his vengeance, or will he choose the path of sacrifice? In the Game of Rupture, none survive unscathed... save for those willing to pay the ultimate price.