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Written by David A Byrne
Art and Cover by Eranga Devasurendra
Lettering by Cristian Docolomansky
Power without glory. Loyalty without reward.
He gave his life to a hero. All it cost him? Everything else…
Decades ago, Arun Desai was chosen to host an immortal protector, trading his own time for borrowed power. Every time the world called, he answered. But while the hero remained unchanged, the man aged – alone, forgotten, and fading.
Now in his twilight years, Arun is a ghost in his own skin - summoned to battle, discarded in peace. The city doesn’t remember his name. The world never knew it. And the Hero, bound by rules written in another dimension, can only watch as his host withers under the weight of sacrifice.
Told through raw present-day reckoning and flashbacks that cut like broken glass, this is a story about power without glory, loyalty without reward, and a bond that may outlast them both.
A poignant, slow-burn tale of sacrifice, legacy, and the human cost of power.
This is Æternal. A legend shaped by silence, sacrifice, and the lives it leaves behind.