Benjamin Cutter was born an immortal child of the apocalypse, both blessed and cursed with terrible power. Charged with protecting what's left of the human race from those who would end it, the order he serves defend against horrors from the depths of a wounded god's deepest despair. Now, almost a century after the madness and death of the global Nightmare, a bizarre accident hints at a plot to finish what was started; the eradication of humankind. When a colossal beast of insatiable hunger and rage is unleashed to help usher the end, Ben finds he is the only one who can stop it. Yet to do so means using an ability hidden deep within him too horrifying to imagine, endangering those he loves most. The consequences of his actions set him on a two-fold quest; to save the remnants of humanity from oblivion and reclaim a lost love. Along the path to redemption, Ben will learn the terrifying truth behind the events that led to the Nightmare and his own place in a hostile, brutal universe.