He was once a pillar of the nation, code-named “Yama,” who fell at the peak of his power.
Five years later, he returned from hell, only to find that the world had changed beyond recognition.
Five years ago, the God of War Lin Jin was betrayed by the woman he loved and his sworn brother. He fell into the deadly “Abyss of No Return,” and the world believed he was dead.
Five years later, he returned from the ends of snow and death, battered and weighed down by the years. He found no warm haven waiting for him, only the tragedy of a family destroyed: the family business had been swallowed up, his father had died with regrets, his mother was gravely ill and near death, and his younger sister struggled to get by amid bullying and fear.
His former glory and medals had been forgotten in the dust. In their place were the mockery of his enemies and the contempt of the world.
They thought the one who had returned was nothing but a stray dog driven from its home.
They had no idea he had brought back from hell a power capable of reducing everything to ashes: “Emberfire,” which could kindle unyielding life amid utter destruction.
But revenge was not the only reason he had returned.
As Lin Jin tore away the mask of the city’s prosperity and delved deeper into the web of betrayal from years ago, he discovered that the truth was far more brutal than he had imagined. The betrayal was tied to an ancient power called the “Hall of Eternal Life,” and he himself was the crucial “key” to unleashing a storm that would engulf the globe.
This is a lonely king’s path.
From the lowest rungs of society to the pinnacle of the world, he will climb on the bones of his enemies and wear a crown of emberfire.
When the old order crumbles beneath his feet, everyone will understand:
The day the king returns, the ashes of the old world will forge the sovereignty of a new order!
