In great empires, wars are never forged by swords alone...
They begin with a single missing number in a ledger.
When gold is deadlier than armies, loyalty costs more than blood, and the throne stands surrounded by heirs who smile far better than they fight...
A game begins.
A game with no rules.
A game where the mighty are buried, and only those who can see the truth hidden beneath the ashes are destined to rise.
Who, then, is truly pulling the strings?
And who will pay...
the Price of Blood?
For in this world, an emperor's power is not measured by the armies he commands...
but by the secrets he can bury before they become war.