by Nwuria
Asherin has been dreaming of an execution for as long as he can remember. The blade. The crowd. The moment a head rolls across the dock. On his sixteenth birthday, the dreams change—and so does he. Taken as an apprentice by Corvinus, a powerful advisor to the crown, Asherin learns a dangerous truth: he has lived before. In his previous life, his choices helped tear a kingdom apart. Now, his memories are returning—not as answers, but as visions of a future that already happened once. Asherin’s dreams are prophetic, but not in the way legends describe. He cannot see what will happen. He sees what happens if no one interferes. Tasked with secretly observing six ordinary people, Asherin believes he is helping prevent another collapse. Instead, he uncovers a web of quiet alliances, withheld truths, and delayed betrayals tied directly to the ruling class of Weschri—a nation built on an uneasy union and centuries of distrust. The more Asherin learns, the clearer his visions become—and the more they cost him. Sleep, certainty, loyalty. And sometimes, the people he cares about. Between a master who believes silence is survival and a future that keeps remembering itself, Asherin must decide whether knowledge is meant to be used—or buried. Because the blade is already falling. And this time, he recognizes the face in the crowd.
