Qurim by Einstein Esegbue

Daura, the capital of the Kingdom of Bali is agog with festivities. King Bashir is about to give his only daughter, Raheemah for marriage and in line with tradition, a bloody combat must be arranged to choose the husband.

Elsewhere, a young woman has just committed suicide for no apparent reason.

Among the few people to connect the two events is Merkel, a wizard and historian. Merkel sees opportunity and he chooses Umar, an unsuspecting soldier to carry out his plan. Umar would enter the ring and kick-start a plan that would change the world.

But other wizards are watching...