Chains of the Crown

Chains of the Crown
Year 2129. The empire is unified. The people are not.

In a future where the United Korean Empire reigns with ruthless precision, the surface gleams with power, wealth, and order. But beneath the towering skylines and polished propaganda lies a world fractured by poverty, control, and silence.

At twenty-nine, Empress Yoon Seri wears the crown with calculated grace-respected, feared, and surrounded by enemies who call themselves allies. To survive, she plays the role the empire demands. But behind closed doors, her past haunts her... and so does the truth she can never speak.

Far from the throne, a rebellion simmers. Its leader, known only as Mount Hawk, strikes at the empire's weakest points, fueled by a betrayal he can't forget. In the slums and ruins, the people are beginning to believe again.

And hidden in plain sight, a girl raised among strangers carries the one thread that could unravel the empire-or bind its fate forever.

In a world ruled by control and fear, loyalty is dangerous. Love is treason. And some chains were never meant to be broken.