In a world on the edge of apocalypse, Danny carries the weight of a prophecy he never asked for. Hunted by the monstrous Mordicus and haunted by visions of becoming something inhuman, Danny must protect his scattered family-including his newly discovered son, Adam-while grappling with the darkness that lives inside him. As Sheppard's devastating virus sweeps across nations, turning humans and cryptids alike into mindless Necrophagous, old allies reunite and new horrors emerge from the shadows. From the deserts of Algeria to the frozen caves of distant mountains, with every drop of blood that spills the line between god and monster blurs. When a figure from Danny's buried past resurfaces with revenge in his heart, the cost of survival may be everything they hold dear. Some legends aren't born-they're forged in hellfire.