One wrong step and the monster in Otar’s veins kills.
When the monster slips his grasp—causing a tragic accident—Otar is ousted from the university, escaping execution under one condition: give back what the monster has taken.
His quest for a solution intwines him with the Ancients, a mysterious ancestor that left nothing behind but crumbling stones.
On his journey to a newly discovered ruin, he faces down slavers looking for easy money, and his former lover—who still makes his heart beat faster.
The excavation side is rich with secrets the ancients desperately tried to hide. Peeling them back layer-by-layer exposes not only who Otar is, but what is coming for the world.
Confronted with the truth, Otar must decide fast what he will sacrifice to save those he holds dear.
