jang dae hyeon

In the shadowed halls of the Ironshadow Sect, servants are never meant to rise above their station. Jang Hwan knows this all too well—every day he scrubs floors and fetches water, his keen eyes watching the disciples train with lethal precision. But when a chance encounter leads him to a single fragment of a forbidden scroll, he feels something stir deep within: the promise of power. Risking everything, Jang begins to study the ancient text in secret, tracing its cryptic symbols by the dim glow of a lantern. He learns to harness Qi against all rules, each small breakthrough a heartbeat in the silence. As whispers of a hidden “branch” spread among a few fellow servants, Jang must navigate suspicion and punishment at every turn. One wrong move could mean exile—or worse. Torn between survival and a hunger for strength, Jang’s first steps into this dangerous new world set in motion a journey that will test his loyalty, his courage, and the very limits of what a servant can achieve. Creator: Rahul Ginjupalli Editor: James Sehic, Soumodip Saha Art credit: "Dark Figure" from HeroWall.net, licensed under CC BY 4.0. No author was listed.