Fragments: The Pillar Who Forsook the Crown

Fragments: The Pillar Who Forsook the Crown Rio Hirigaya only wants to sleep. As the heir to the Hirigaya family, the clan that abandoned the crown to preserve the nation's unity, he would rather spend his days napping in the corner of a classroom than carry the weight of a throne. But fate binds him to Lylya Minakaya, the Golden Princess of the kingdom, pulling him back toward a destiny he never asked for. Behind his lazy demeanor lies a secret. Rio is a flaw in reality itself. He possesses a power capable of shaking creation, yet he refuses to become a god. Instead, he chooses to remain human, to feel fear, to make mistakes, and to bow only before the One True Creator. To know Rio is like trying to grasp smoke. One day he is cold and distant, seeing the world as nothing more than a burden. The next, he laughs like a fool, as though the weight of a kingdom has never rested on his shoulders. Sometimes he is as silent as an endless abyss. Other times, his laziness is nothing more than an escape from a suffocating fate. He wears no mask. He is simply ruled by the ever-changing tides of his own heart, leaving everyone, even the Princess herself, wondering... **Which Rio are they facing today?** Amid political intrigue, destiny, and a power capable of shaking the very foundations of existence, Rio desires only one thing. To live as an ordinary human. For this is not the story of a god. It is the story of a boy who stands at the edge of creation... yet still chooses to kneel.