Two Kingdoms... One war... Six Soldiers... With the Eternal War raging, the Vermillion family holds power in the city of Shadieh, and they don't intend on giving it up. Everything changes when the Reaper comes to town, and Octavia Vermillion burns. Kalieth Vermillion, hungry for vengeance, sets out to avenge his sister. But along the way, Kalieth discovers that the history of his family, and the kingdoms themselves, is not what it seems. Nothing is known about the Reaper save for this: where he goes, death and shadows follow. Night is coming. Will Kalieth be able to save his family from the darkness, or is there something hidden in the shadows that even he cannot overcome?