In a world scarred by monstrous incursions, where titanic horrors known as the Seethe claw their way through shattered cities, humanity clings to survival through steel, strategy, and sheer stubborn will. Vast battalions stand as the last barrier between civilization and extinction — soldiers trained from youth to meet the nightmare face to face.
Kael Avers was one of them. Another recruit chasing glory, eager to prove his worth under banners that promised protection and victory. Together with his closest friends the loyal Lyren, fierce Ayla, bright Nell, easygoing Garrick, stoic Toma, and wary Gin he stepped onto the blood-soaked stage of human history, dreaming of medals and honor.
But when the Seethe breached their lines, when the sky itself seemed to scream and the ground cracked with terror, it wasn't humanity's armies that turned the tide. It was something inside Kael something dark, primal, and frighteningly close to the very beasts they'd sworn to destroy.
This is a tale of brotherhood strained by suspicion, of commanders forced to gamble humanity's future on the shoulders of a single cursed soldier, of bonds that will fray and betrayals that will cut deeper than any claw.
It is a requiem sung not just for the monsters slain, but for the dreams and friendships lost to a world that has no mercy left to give.