The year is 1789. The place is France. The tensions are high. The masses are hungry. When fate chooses a young teenage boy named Germain Frenier to help the revolution unfold in the chaos of Paris, he crushes under the pressure. In his moment of need, he befriends an arcane man who goes simply by the name of Monsieur le Trepas, Death to those who know him best. With revenge on his mind, and ambition in his heart, he employs the guardian angel to assist him in bringing justice to those who have escaped it.