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The Conqueror
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Ongoing, First published Sep 29
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Our story revolves around a young man living in a village belonging to a kingdom called Rohask, where he works as a blacksmith. He lives with his parents, who we will discover are not his biological parents. In fact, the young man is the rightful heir to the throne of that kingdom.

Here's how he came to be with them: When he was just a child, he was on a journey with his mother, the queen. On their way back, they were ambushed by bandits who killed everyone in the royal entourage. However, fate had other plans, and the child survived because his mother had hidden him in a secret compartment within the carriage. The bandits took everything they could carry and left the royal carriage behind.

A farmer named John found the child, Arthur, and raised him as his own son. As Arthur grows up, he sets out to reclaim his rightful place on the throne from Queen Alicent, who took over the rule of Rohask Kingdom after the death of her husband, the king and Arthur's biological father. Arthur's journey becomes a conquest to reach his goal.
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