About

Cassian de Bellua. His life has been a relentless sequence of misfortune. Born with red eyes instead of the blue eyes that symbolize the Bellua family, he grew up hearing that he was cursed from birth, becoming increasingly isolated and unable to fit in with anyone. His family were the only ones who accepted him, and Cassian's world was filled entirely by them. Ignoring the nobles who called him the shame of the Bellua family, he practiced his swordsmanship with the dream of protecting his loved ones. Six years ago, during the War of Conquest, Cassian de Bellua stood as the savior of the continent and the sole descendant of the Osmanthus Empire's founding fathers. But upon returning home after leading the war to victory, what awaited him was not praise, but the cold corpses of his family. Emperor Edmund, jealous of the immense power held by the founding family, had taken his precious ones away under the guise of an accident. Since that day, his life has changed completely. "What was I fighting for?" While the streets outside are filled with the cheers of the festival, the shadow-drenched bedroom is thick with a silence heavier than death. Burning with a desire for revenge, Cassian is slowly being destroyed, crushed by the weight of the countless lives he took on the battlefield. All that remains for him is the now-meaningless title of war hero.