[Alternate History + No Romance + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast]
He returned from the edge of a cliff, only to find the empire had declared him dead in battle.
On the dynasty's chessboard of political intrigue, Nan Yang, a general of the Nanze Army, became the first pawn to be sacrificed. Gravely wounded and unable to speak, with his identity shrouded in mystery, he had no choice but to lie low in the mountains.
But the border fires still burned, and assassins had already struck in the imperial capital. One attack set off a maze of mysteries: the strange interference of the central court, the ambiguous stance of his former comrades, and the Crown Prince he had chosen to support on the throne.
With his name, his faith, and his path all taken from him, he could only don the ashes as armor and wield the cliff as a blade, carving out a way home at the heart of the empire's storm, for himself and for the future he had pledged his loyalty to.
This is a story about my OC, and the worldbuilding is a chaotic mix of all sorts of things. Please don't overthink it when you read, lol.
