The Chains That Bind Us

The Fate of millions decided by a slave with nothing to lose, and a soldier who lost everything.

Following the worst defeat in Urran history, the great empire of Urr is in chaos. Devastated by a failed war, its dominance over the region is all but broken by the once-fractured lands of Acta. The chaos of thesenatepresents anoppertunityfor those willing to exploit it.

A civilisation built on conquest and slavery, its future will be decided by two men.

Heron, the lost prince of a faraway land reduced to slavery, toils away with anger and a desire to punish his masters and free his comrades in chains. With nothing to lose but his life, he will unleash fire on Urr unlike anything ever seen.

Aurelian, the shame of Urr. The disgraced general defeated by a foreign barbarian king. His brothers in arms lay dead or enslaved in a foreign land, hated by all and utterly without hope, he has resigned himself to die a quiet death as a hermit, but fate is not finished with him yet.

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This story is setafantasy ancient world inspired by Greece and Rome.

Duoprotagonists

Non-op MCs: wit and cunning rather than raw strength.

A realistic depiction of ancient slavery; Triggers include abuse, sexual exploitation, and dehumanization.

Flawed MCs, including drug abuse,survivorsguilt, PTSD, and hatred.

Machiavellian politics