"A darkness lurks upon the horizon. War is coming." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lyra the orphan is a no good thief living in a corrupt port city on the edge of the human realm, Homminum. She spends her days skimming the pockets of unsuspecting market goers, and her nights protecting the one person in life she's ever loved. All Lyra wants is a quiet life, a safe life. For her and her young charge. All Lyra wants is a life were she doesn't have to worry about her past; or the dark secrets that lurk therein. However, fate has a funny way of collecting on old debts, and the past won't stay buried forever. After a chance encounter with one of the creatures she's hated her whole life, a Fae, Lyra is quickly sucked into a world of magic, and war. A world where she might very well be the key to her worlds survival. Or its doom.

Karuma spent her days like every other Young Blood in the backwater streets of war ravaged Hells Gate. Working odd jobs-some less legal than others- in order to help keep a roof over her growing families heads. Karu just wants to provide for her little sister Sari, and avoid the bloodthirsty street gangs that are endlessly trying to bully her into their ranks. But there's a rumor going around, a dark whisper in the gutters of the streets. About men in suits lurking around their neighborhoods, flashing white smiles and gilded pockets. Men who always prelude the disappearance of Young Blood. And when Karu witnesses one of the supposed kidnappings for herself, her life becomes far more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Now in hiding from an underground government organization, she runs right into the arms of Hawk, gang leader of the Rippers. He offers her protection, in exchange for her vow of loyalty, and she hesitantly agrees. One day later, and Hawk is betrayed by an ambitious underling known as Rat, and sold out to the mysterious kidnappers. Karu escapes by the skin of her teeth and makes it home, only to realize her family has betrayed her too. Now Karuma must face a darkness in the bowls of her city, as she comes head to head with the truth of her governments scemes, and the war that broke America nearly two decades ago. The war of Fang and Claw. They want evolved humans. They want strong, adaptable youths. They want warriors. They will create a weapon, which could destroy the very foundations of humanity.