[Trigger Warning! May contain Very violent scenes.] "A man with no past. A shadow with no master. A legend whispered in fear." Six hundred years ago, the Gods took everything from her. Today, she takes the world. For centuries, Queen Maria has waged a silent war against humanity—a crusade born from grief after the divine stripped her of her happiness. Stopped in the past only by the blade of the First Hunter, Erebahl, she used the centuries of silence to prepare. Now, Erebahl is gone, and Maria’s "children" have infiltrated every kingdom, every court, and every shadow. The board is set for checkmate. But the Abyss has a cruel sense of humor. From the ashes of despair, an anomaly has risen. Azrael Noctis. A man with no divine blessing and no magic, armed only with flesh and steel. Vampires fear him as a demon, but the truth is far more terrifying: his soul was forged in the fires of humanity's collective hatred for monsters... fused with the wandering soul of Maria's Lover.