Edward returns to the imperial capital after a grueling decade securing the frozen frontier, expecting honor and a joyful reunion with Empress Selena. Instead, he finds the empress enamored with a duplicitous court duke who frames him for treason. Stripped of his military rank, ceremonial sword, and legions, Edward surrenders his insignia without a word of protest and turns his back on the decadent throne.
Unbeknownst to the traitorous court, Edward holds the lineage of the prophesied Dragon Sage. Journeying to forbidden badlands, he shatters the ancient seals binding Titan, the world's most terrifying beast. As the rival duke's coup plunges the empire into ruin, Edward leads an army of loyal frontier veterans to purge the corrupt regime and claim sovereign rule.
