I'd dedicated my whole life to becoming the next Guardian of the Empire. I'd seen it all: endless killings, wars, and coups. I was gifted, and I became the youngest of the Genius rank, striking fear into the hearts of my enemies.

Evidently, that wasn't enough.

My real journey only began when I lost everyone who was dear to me, and then used a secret Guardian technique to travel one day back in time—so I could get revenge on those responsible.

Only now it seemed I'd gone back much further than one day, and there were many more of them than I'd expected . . .