Born into slavery on the frozen edge of the world, twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic bond escape their chains and ride westward - barbarians forged by the arena, knowing only blood and battle. Driven by a hunger for freedom and glory, they journey to the fabled city of Constantinople, seeking a destiny shaped not by fate, but by sword.
Born into slavery on the frozen edge of the world, twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic bond escape their chains and ride westward - barbarians forged by the arena, knowing only blood and battle. Driven by a hunger for freedom and glory, they journey to the fabled city of Constantinople, seeking a destiny shaped not by fate, but by sword.
On the run from a brutal past, two brothers flee Siberia and vanish into the vast, lawless steppe. But freedom earned through blood comes at a cost-when a Mongol patrol crosses their path, the hunters may know more than they’re letting on… and the twins are worth more dead than alive.
In the shadow of the Caucasus mountains, the brothers discover a monastery in the highlands, where a reclusive monk offers them cryptic wisdom, and the path to Constantinople. But the road winds through forgotten places, where ancient guardians still stir.
The brothers continue their journey into the passage under the Caucasus. Yet the deep ways were not forsaken… old things stirred there, sleepless and hungry.