"Joseph Knightridge is the beginning, the first pawn to move in a game far too big for him to handle. After her grandmother's death, Ida Ravish fulfilled her dreams by becoming a royal guard. But how much further will that dream get her? King of Alucard's Region, Magnus Castine knows that to protect is to sacrifice and the cost is hefty. Malice Reap, presumed dead two years ago, returns to Vinyamar. Even now, the bodies trailing behind him increase." Alucard's Region is not the only realm in danger. People are disappearing without a trace. Shadows grow stronger the brighter the sun is. In corners, underneath a tree, beyond the alley, they won't stop until the lands are desolate. But the plans of one suddenly overturned the continent's priorities. Watch as decisions are made and the prices are paid, as the many override the few, and how the light embraces the darkness.