Thrust into the 13th century, Alaric awakens as an eighteen-year-old baron, lord of his own small domain and beholden to none. Yet, within him resides a will forged in another life, driving a relentless hunger for an empire of his own making. From this fledgling territory, he will meticulously engineer his ascent. Each hard-won title, from Viscount and Count up to Emperor, will birth a new nation under his absolute, if cleverly veiled, command.
Follow Alaric's calculated journey as cunning diplomacy intertwines with the brutal dance of war. Witness the chilling evolution of a young noble into a figure of awe and fear, as his family and allies observe the encroaching shadow of the tyrant he is to become. His legacy will be built upon strategic brilliance, an iron resolve that bends for no one, and the loyalties he cultivates, drawing those who seek power, or perhaps solace, into his expanding orbit. This is the dawn of his dominion, the genesis of a tyrant.