The Stratigos of Dark Magic

The Remen Empire is at the precipice of destruction. Enemies surround it from all sides and erode it from within. Blood is spilled constantly by those who seek to destroy it. However, there are those who will not let it die. And among them is a practitioner of dark magic. Warning: The characters in this story live in accordance with a system of moral values that haven't been followed in the real world for hundreds of years. These values differences might make the heroes of the story come off as villains or at least anti-heroes to modern readers and the villains come off as truly monstrous.