The Lost Healer: Asclepius, The Runaway Era

Before he became legend, Asclepius was a fugitive from his own power.

After a single catastrophic mistake destroys the only home he has ever known, Asclepius runs. Stripped of guidance, haunted by guilt, and terrified of his own magic, he disappears into the mortal world with nothing but his hands and the instinct to heal.

What follows is a brutal, intimate journey through hunger, exile, and survival.

Disguised as a wandering healer, Asclepius drifts from village to village, trading labor, knowledge, and fleeting intimacy for food and shelter. His magic responds instinctively to suffering, especially the quiet pain carried by women, and his touch becomes both salvation and curse. Each healing restores others while slowly hollowing him out, binding his sense of worth to being wanted, needed, and used.

Rumors spread.

Whispers follow.

And the more he gives, the more lost he becomes.

Asclepius learns the rhythms of mortal life. He barters work for bread, builds barns, chops wood, weaves blankets, cooks communal meals, and survives by staying useful. Yet beneath the surface of everyday labor, his hunger deepens. Not just for food or touch, but for belonging, safety, and a place where his gift does not consume him.

Haunted by guilt and driven by longing, he keeps running even as something strange begins to call to him through the forests. A scent of wild marjoram. A purple path that should not exist. A promise he is afraid to follow.

The Lost Healer: Asclepius, The Runaway Era is a slow burn, emotionally raw mythological retelling that explores exile, desire, power, and the cost of compassion. It is the story of a young god learning what happens when healing becomes identity, and what it takes to survive when the one person you cannot escape is yourself.

Perfect for readers who love mythology retold with depth, wounded heroes, sensual energy, and character driven transformation.