"The Via Dolorosa"

The Via Dolorosa What is the price of a dream? For Kabeese—a peasant with nothing but dirt in his hands and despair in his heart—the answer was simple:Any price. When the mysterious "Godfather of Coin" offers him boundless wealth in exchange for his unwavering loyalty, Kabeese does not hesitate. Guided by Ianeus, an enigmatic advisor whose knowledge seems to have no earthly limits, Kabeese rockets from the squalor of mud huts to the opulence of merchant palaces. He becomes rich. He becomes powerful. He is envied by all. But the price has a hideous face. On a rainy night, Kabeese is forced to confront the truth he has blinded himself to: he has become a cog in a machine that grinds the innocent to dust. Now, he stands at a crossroads. He must choose whether to cling to the peak of the world he has built, or to lose everything in a desperate bid to reclaim a shred of his humanity. The Via Dolorosa is a story of damnation and redemption. A tale of greed, power, and the exorbitant cost we pay when we forget who we are.