Dominic grew up idolizing the Monarchs and their leader, the Mage Emperor, who ended a five-hundred-year war and became a symbol of peace. Determined to follow in the Emperor's footsteps, Dominic dreams of a world without conflict. But the peace he admired was a lie. Beneath the surface, corruption festers, entwining rulers, laws, and institutions in a system too rotten to endure. As his faith in the world erodes, Dominic reaches a chilling conclusion: this world cannot be saved as it is. It must be broken. To forge true change, he must confront the very foundations of civilization-challenging enemies, alliances, and ideals alike-and risk becoming the force of destruction he once swore to fight.
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