The demon invasion ended in war. A war that bled the continents. A war that ended with the Empire. But the enemy was not defeated. And now, a thousand years later, the demons found a loophole out of their prison. Everard Osgod, heir to the dragons, whose soul and body were distorted and disfigured by the magic of demons, he lives in a constant struggle with himself, with the filth inside. And the demons, again crawling out of their holes, kindle furious hatred in him. Will he be able to protect the Empire and the Family amidst this struggle? Will he be able to protect the one who trusted him, and at the same time preserve himself?