Chasing the Throne Through the Flames: The Will of a City’s Loyal Court

War-Torn Ambitions: The Resolve of a Lonely City’s Defenders

[A portrait of a nation and its people | Anyone can die | Heartbreak and fiery action]

The dynasty crumbles, warlords carve up the land, and foreign cavalry tramples the Central Plains.

A scholar plots, a fierce general breaks enemy formations, an assassin moves in the shadows, a divine physician fights to save lives, and a prince rises to power. Eight strangers form a band bound to fight to the death.

They laugh and joke together, then moments later, one falls on a blood-soaked battlefield.

They drink side by side, only to be parted by death the next day.

Lin Wan blows up an enemy camp and dies far from home in the northern frontier. Gu Yun dies protecting the grain, his eyes never closing. Chu Zhao holds the mighty pass alone, his body refusing to fall. A fierce general takes an arrow through the chest to protect a child...

Every sacrifice cuts to the heart. Every bloody battle sets the heavens ablaze.

They once bickered and joked, and they also shared life and death.

They once had nothing, yet they held up a shattered realm.

No one is perfect in troubled times, and no one survives the battlefield. Only duty to the country and its people is carved into their bones.

When the land is restored and peace returns, only two of their old comrades remain. They guard the vast realm and remember their fallen companions.

Funny and full of witty moments, devastating enough to break your heart, and packed with a fiery comeback. Every character is fully realized, not just a plot device!

This realm was won with their lives!