In the long years since the Upheaval and the fall of the God King, the world has become ensnared by the Faceless One, who reigns unchallenged over his dark dominion, casting deep shadows across the hearts and minds of the oppressed.

Leitos spends his days crushing stone and his nights shivering in a cramped cell. A slave's existence is brutal and fleeting, but absolute obedience earns a few crumbs and blessed relief from the whip.

Everything changes when his grandfather rises against their demonic slavemasters, thrusting Leitos into a freedom he never sought. Now hunted by the Faceless One's demon-born Hunters, Leitos wrestles with his grandfather's final words: "Seek the Brothers of the Crimson Shield."

Those words are his only hope to uncover the truth behind his people's enslavement and to find a secret order of heroes. Yet they echo in his mind like the ravings of a madman, leaving him torn between doubt and desperation.

As unseen blades close in, Leitos stands at a precipice. Will he embrace the legacy of rebellion, risking everything for a freedom that terrifies him? Or will he succumb to the cold allure of the chains that once bound him?