Introduction: To live once is a gift. To live a thousand times is a curse.Aurelius is born screaming鈥攏ot as a newborn taking his first breath, but as a soul remembering too many. He has died in fire, drowned in betrayal, and faded into obscurity. He has ruled empires, broken kingdoms, and wandered the edges of time. And now, he wakes in a world gilded with progress but rotted beneath鈥攚here children are summoned from other realms, paraded as heroes, and slaughtered to fuel the power of the rich.The people do not know. The world does not question. And the nobility鈥攆at on stolen strength鈥攅nsure it stays that way.But Aurelius remembers. He always remembers.Born this time into a noble house, he hides behind the mask of a gifted child, maneuvering through court, council, and conspiracy. If they learn what he is鈥攊f they sense the depth of his memories or the reach of his knowledge鈥攖hey won't just kill him.They will harvest him.And then, he sees her.A girl with eyes that remember. A gesture from a past life. A fragment of a vow. Lilia.Long ago, beneath silver-leafed skies, he shared half his soul with a woman whose fate was bound to his. Unknown to him, she has died and returned鈥攕earching for him, carrying the weight of their joined curse. In this life, they are together again. Young. Unseen. Dangerous.But the world they鈥檝e inherited is not ready for them.The monarchy decays. The parliament sharpens its knives. The war鈥攁 lie dressed in glory鈥攎arches on, demanding more children for the slaughter. And beneath it all, the great houses feast on blood and stolen titles, built on the bones of forgotten heroes.They cannot fight. Not yet.They are still growing. Still learning. Still pretending to be small.But one day鈥攚hen the hour strikes and the truth is ready to burn鈥攖hey will rise. And when they do, they will end the cycle.The great houses have fed on the strength of stolen lives for generations.Those in power have spent their time feeding on stolen power of others lives, growing fat on the blood of the forgotten.Aurelius and Lilia have lived thousands.And one day, they will make the world choke on them....