Mandalastoryverse Stories

Follow Emperor Alimin's journey from humble beginnings to political mastery. Li Zhengyong. An ethnic Chinese boy born to middle-class parents in Indonesia. Though a bright student and filial son, he lacks a purpose in life. But an encounter with a wise but mysterious Shifu would turn his life around. Under the Shifu's guidance, Zhengyong would learn the ways of self-cultivation, earning the necessary skills to navigate his way through the complex world of human relations and political power...

An in-universe biography of Nusantaran Emperor Alimin/Li Zhengyong. Written by Vincent Li, a senior Singaporean diplomat stationed in Nusantara during the years of Alimin's rule. In this work, he chronicles the rise of Alimin based on written records and newly-released material, along with various recollections of those who had known him in life.

The year is 2049. After months of bitter fighting, Nusantaran loyalist forces have finally scored a decisive victory against rogue Army forces who had tried to stage a coup against the Emperor a year earlier. With pro-coup forces scattered and on the run, Grand-Marshal Zack Assegaf was summoned to the Imperial Palace to receive his latest task from the Emperor himself. Though he'd expected his visit to be short, Assegaf soon discovers that behind his new mission lay numerous intrigues and rivalries.