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"Our path shall forever be painted in crimson..." For Praefectus Cassius, the crimson path was a vow. A promise of victory for his God-Empire. But after he commits an act of mercy that his faith calls a sin, that path becomes his punishment. Stripped of his command, he is sent on a journey to the lost province of Deawiel with three unlikely companions: a loyal soldier, a broken priestess, and their prisoner—a sharp-tongued, otherworldly creature who knows more about the Empire's lies than any holy text. In a world where gods grant terrible power and priests can become monsters, Cassius walks a razor's edge. To complete his mission, he must survive heretics, divine wrath, and the unsettling truths his guide reveals. But the greatest threat may be the crumbling of his own faith, as he discovers that the road to salvation is often paved with heresy.