The Shepherd: The Struggle For Power And Freedom

"Ten years ago, they summoned me to save their dying dynasty. They got something else entirely."

Louis LaVoie was just a 22-year-old engineering student when the Empire of Fiercœur tore him from his world. They wanted a hero. They needed a savior.

They got a murderer.

"I loathe my old world. There, men are abandoned by society, left weak and purposeless. Here in Fiercœur, I found what I truly am."

In a realm where three dynasties tear each other apart in brutal civil war, Louis discovers that his greatest weapon isn't the mysterious power to summon objects from his world. It's something far more dangerous: the ability to turn back time, keeping only his memories of what's to come. Taking advantage of mistakes that never happen.

"When someone fights you, you don't defend your honor. You defend your life."

But power comes at a price. As Louis transforms from soft student to hardened warrior, he must navigate deadly politics, nomadic horse archers, and the brutal training that forges Fiercœurois soldiers into living weapons.

"I decide which sheep live and die. As long as I have a flock to lead."

The Cœurvaillant Dynasty is outnumbered. Their enemies are closing in. And their supposed savior has learned that in Fiercœur, mercy is earned through strength, not given through weakness.

"Violence works. When it works, it's extremely potent."

Some called him hero. Others called him monster.

He calls himself Fiercœurois.

"I am proud of what I've become. I don't care if you hate me for it."

From brilliant student to merciless commander, witness the transformation of a man who found his true nature in a world that celebrates becoming strong.

Welcome to Fiercœur. Where proud hearts forge empires in blood.

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