A young boy's quiet life with his father in an isolated forest is shattered when assassins from a mysterious sect attack them, leading to tragedy. The boy, who later becomes known only as "1443," is left with segmented memories and the instinct to survive. The boy is eventually captured by the same sect that orchestrated the attack, beginning his dark journey into their fold as he’s indoctrinated and trained as an assassin. - The novel weaves together themes of survival, mature, loss, power and a coming-of-age in a brutal, medieval/cultivation-inspired world where sects of powerful warriors and a monarchy co-exist in a tenuous balance. Graphic Violence and Gore are to be expected.