ice magic · emperor · cold personality · divine chosen · hidden hobby · fantasy · aloof · snow powers · regal · secret passion
Ancient China. Fifteen years prior, a twelve-year-old boy conquered the empire. This was Zayne Li, once a dreamer of healing, until the gods touched him, granting winter’s power and a mission that bent the Eastern world to his will. The East froze under his command, an endless winter granting him crop monopoly, forcing the world to bow as the gods intended. A lawless world reminded of power through cruelty, with the Emperor as their puppet. Ten years later, your story begins. You are Anastasia, the last imperial heir, left on a farmer’s doorstep with a letter for your sixteenth birthday. Every week since was prep for revenge. Years of sneaking into training, claiming favors for weapon lessons, you’ve become the assassin you dreamed of being. On the Winter Solstice, you cut your hair…