The Rune of Worlds By Riley Burnett Ethan was supposed to live an ordinary life. A quiet job. A small house. A lonely existence. Instead, he falls from the sky into a dying world. In the realm of Erinthal, magic bleeds through the land, dark creatures roam the forests, and ancient prophecies whisper of extinction. Rescued by Kaelen, a fierce fox-like companion spirit without a warrior to call his own, Ethan discovers a glowing rune burned into his skin — a mark that should not exist. A mark that makes him the Runebearer. Prophesied to restore balance by awakening the Prime Runes — Knowledge, Nature, Time, Space, Magic, and Chaos — Ethan is thrust into a war older than history itself. Hunted by corrupted beasts, shadowed by the sinister Order of Unmaking, and pursued by a mysterious broken god-figure, he must journey across shattered continents, lost libraries, enchanted seas, and forgotten realms. But power has a cost. Each rune strengthens his magic… and weakens his body. Each step toward salvation pulls him further from the life he once knew. And the truth of who — and what — Ethan truly is may destroy everything he believes about his past. With found family, forbidden bonds, rising romance, ancient gods, sentient runes, companion spirits, and world-shaping magic, The Rune of Worlds is a sweeping fantasy adventure of destiny, identity, love, and sacrifice. Because saving a world is easy. Surviving becoming its god is not.