The Key of Ascension

The Key of Ascension: Book One of The Age of the FallenHe awoke with no memories, only a name whispered on the edge of agony: Lucius.Cast into a grim forest, trapped in a foreign, youthful body, he remembered no face, no friend, no enemy. His only companions were searing pain and the terrifying sense that he was something far greater than a lost boy. Fragments of memory flashed in his mind-of power and grandeur, of legions under his command, of fates held in his palm.Hunted by beasts born of nightmares and men who saw him as a demon, his only hope lay with the shrouded prophetess Cassandra. She held the key to his past.To reach her, Lucius must descend into the harsh reality of a city where trust is a luxury and every act of kindness could be a trap. Struggling to survive, his forgotten nature begins to stir. A force-ancient and dreadful-rises within him. And with it, the name the heavens cursed.His name is Lucifer. The Fallen Angel.Now, he must find Sol Oriens-the Key of Ascension, a mighty artifact that could restore his full power. But he is not the only one searching.To reclaim the heavens, he must embrace his humanity. But in a world that wishes to see him fall again, can an angel find redemption?