CROWN: THE AGE OF TECHNIQUES

In a world without magic—only skill, mastery, and ruthless human ambition—a young prince vanishes without a trace. Ron Raiger, heir of the Crowneous Kingdom, is believed dead after a mysterious plane crash over the deadly region known as Caynion. But Ron didn’t die. He was captured. Raised as a hostage, surviving brutality no child should ever face, Ron eventually escapes a burning ruin—scarred, broken, and alone. Fate leads him into the hands of Maria and Fark Luxro, a simple mercenary couple who give him something he’s never had: a home, warmth, and love that feels like parents. But Ron is not just any child. Within him lies the legacy of the Dragon Techniques, the lost martial foundation of the royal Raiger bloodline—skills that can topple kingdoms, shape warriors, and rewrite destinies. Unknown to the world, unknowingly hidden by the people who saved him, Ron grows up not as a prince… but as a survivor. Years pass. As Ron matures under the harsh life of the mercenary territories, the truth buried in his blood begins to awaken. The world beyond the village shifts—kingdoms clash, elites rise, ancient institutions move in the shadows, and enemies of his forgotten lineage continue to hunt what they believe is long dead. But Ron Raiger is not dead. He is rising. From a lost child to a hidden prodigy, from a survivor to a force the world cannot ignore, Ron begins a long journey where brutality, brotherhood, betrayal, and ambition collide. Guided by the love of the parents who saved him and haunted by the girl he could not save, Ron’s path leads toward a destiny greater than anyone imagines. This is the story of a boy reborn from fire, growing into a man who will shake the foundations of an entire world— not by birthright, but by the strength he carved from pain, survival, and the love that shaped him. ------------------------ 2025 A X CROWN. All rights reserved. This story and all its contents are the intellectual property of A X CROWN. No part of this work may be copied, reproduced, translated, or transmitted in any form, including reposting to other sites, without the author’s written permission. This is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, organizations, or events are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.