In a world where rulers inherit not only their thrones but also the debts of their predecessors, King Alric ascends the throne of a crumbling kingdom burdened by a contract signed centuries ago—a pact with the enigmatic Bank of Eternity. The debt must be repaid not in gold, but in lives. Every decade, a monarch must sacrifice a thousand of their own citizens, or the entire royal bloodline will be erased from history.
But Alric refuses to pay.
With assassins, rival nations, and the shadowy enforcers of the Bank closing in, he must uncover the origins of the contract, rally his people, and find a way to break the cycle before his time runs out. But as he digs deeper, he realizes the contract is tied to something older than his kingdom—something that wants to collect, no matter the cost.
