In the year 231, snow fell heavily across the Southern Kingdom, its intensity magnified without end, much like the panic gripping the imperial capital.
The Emperor died, and any of his six princes could inherit the throne.
Amid the chaos, rival factions vied for supremacy, setting an imperial power struggle in motion.
The capital's talented women and its noble families were all tools in this conspiracy. This war, beset by internal strife and outside threats, claimed countless lives. As rivers of blood flowed, one power after another rose and fell, vanishing without a trace. Some bloomed and withered like flowers, while others built hidden strongholds that endured for ages.
