After being eaten alive by an archdemon and escaping from Hell, Jaylen is summoned to Ilyan to join up with the Vilyron military. Vilyron and Wolfekin are at war, and all of the red paladins have been militarized. As a member of Squad Eight, the cursed Requiem Squad, Jaylen must learn to adapt to the structured life of a soldier. With Zeriel at his side, things go well until a rift is torn open nearby. Will Requiem Squad once again face the rumored reoccurring fate of every member but one dying? When friends join the Holy Order and are assigned to the same squad, their lives are in danger as well.