A momentous occasion approaches. The Manufacturers have announced the release of a new type of android soon to be available for adoption - Type 7s. The news has caused a wave of anticipation around the world, and the 7s promised a new host of lifelike features for parents to adore in their children. Saiyo is a Type 6 android and a Capricorn, and has spent all her 16 years in an orphanage. She longs for the independence her 18th birthday will bring her, and her biggest worry is simply that she'll be adopted before then. However, some time before the 7s are supposed to be available, an interesting package is dropped off at the doorstep of Saiyo's orphanage. Suddenly she finds herself knowing far, far too much for her own good, and is forced onto the run with not only her life on the line but that of a human newborn baby. A dark plot is underfoot, and Saiyo knows the only way she'll be free is if she gets to the bottom of it...but who can she really trust?

"By winter's cold and moon's blessed light, come Messenger. I offer a soul unto you" She is known as Death's messenger, the elusive Raven that collects the souls of the deceased. The reckless ancients, seeking the key to eternal life, released Her and unleashed the apocalypse caused by Her insatiable hunger for death. To fix their mistake, She was sealed and imprisoned, but her influence remained, leaving the world dreary, grey, and devoid of hope. Death is feared so much, that to even mention it is a crime. Do so, and you are considered to have allied yourself with the darkness that ruined the world. Helena is one such person, locked in a cell for predicting the deaths of others. Many people think her insane and others believe her to be closely connected with the Raven. Kaden, the newest guard in the prison stationed outside her cell soon learns she is not what she appears to be. She can heal wounds and is innocent to the dangers of the world beyond the stone walls. Meanwhile, Cristine, a talented assassin, does what she must to survive while having to answer to a zealous man who wants to unravel ancient secrets. After pushing him to his last nerve, she is forced to chase these secrets and ends up getting more than she bargained for. Soon they will be swept into a rebellion and legends made real. Assassins, corruption, and the mysterious Raven...