"Pain is not an enemy. Pain is simply proof that the core is still burning." Jacob Aurelius was born with everything, Prodigious talent, An unshakeable mind, A sword capable of cutting through steel with compressed, white-hot heat. At fourteen, he takes the Royal Knight Apprentice exams with one goal: become strong enough to protect the people he loves. But the world outside the Academy is already dying. The walls protecting humanity are failing. Void Beasts are appearing where they shouldn't. Knights are disappearing. And something cold has begun following Jacob wherever he goes. In battle, Jacob never screams. Never panics. Never falters. Because he believes pain is nothing more than proof that he can keep fighting. He doesn't yet understand that some pain isn't meant to be survived. This is the legend of Jacob Aurelius. A story of strength, friendship, love, and the price of trying to protect the things that matter most and PAIN.