For a millennia, vampires have roamed freely, unchecked but disinterested in waging war upon the humans. All lived in seemingly peaceful harmony, until The Dawning. Twenty years ago, an experiment that should have remained conceptual was brought to life. Clawing their way up to the earth, the emergence of the necrolites brought war and bloodshed to every shore. Now, two decades later, the battle amongst the supernatural has reached an ever critical point. When even the most infamous Original vampires are struggling to fight these dark forces, they will have to scour every dark corner they can to find a weapon that might beat these foul creatures. Across the ocean, Chiara Gardon is studying all sorts of hellish species at Oxford University. She has no interest in being a weapon. Apparently, she also has no choice...