A fallen hero must reunite the companions who no longer trust him to stop a tyrant.
The past needs its hero back, and it isn’t asking politely. To stop a tyrant, a broken adventurer must reunite the companions who barely trust him.
Kyrin the Grey is done with heroics.
Once, he helped save the world. Now he breaks legs for a seedy crimelord and tries not to remember the people he failed. He’s older, slower, and painfully aware that the past has sharper teeth than any blade.
Then the Empire comes calling.
Bound by a deadly curse that refuses to let go, Kyrin is dragged back into a web of nefarious plots, vanished allies, and relics best left forgotten. To survive, he must do the one thing he swore he never would again: gather his old mercenary band and step back into the fire.
His companions are misfits, veterans, and outcasts—each carrying their own regrets, grudges, and reasons for fighting. Together, they face an Empire built on lies, a power-hungry ruler with ambitions far beyond the throne, and a reckoning that may cost them everything.
Old heroes. Dangerous magic. An Empire on the brink of something far worse. It’s been a long time since Kyrin believed in saving the world. But some shadows don’t stay buried—and some fights don’t let you walk away.
