Max Rose, a boy whose life has been shaped by unrelenting hardship, has found himself at the heart of endless wars. Bearing the title "Child of the Abyss," he fights for humanity against every nightmarish creature that threatens it. But with each victory, the darkness within him grows, a malevolent force that seeks to consume his mind and soul. His battle against the external horrors is matched only by the internal war he wages against the abyss that threatens to swallow him whole. How long can he continue this fight? How much longer can he hold on before the darkness claims him completely?