From the moment Arina Evan Imperius was born into the Imperius family, she was taught one absolute truth.
Talent and strength determined a person's worth.
Those who possessed neither were inferior.
Those who could not rise, could not fight, or prove their value through power were not even worth looking at.
That was not merely a belief in the Imperius family.
It was law.
A rule carved into the bones of every child born under that ancient name.
Might makes right.
And just like every other child of the Imperius bloodline, Arina grew up obeying those words as if they were sacred commandments.
She was trained by the best of the best.
Swordmasters who had survived wars.
Scholars who had memorized ancient battle theories.
Mana instructors who could bend the elements with a flick of their fingers.
Combat tutors who never praised weakness and never tolerated hesitation.
From the moment she could walk, Arina was taught how to stand with dignity.
