As modernization was sweeping across Europe it became so easy to think that our technological advancement was enough to keep us safe. We were wrong. Things lurked in the shadows just outside the glow of flickering gaslights, things that would only smile as you frantically emptied a revolver into the darkness. It was not steam and electricity that kept us safe. We were defended by an ancient order, men and women dedicated to protecting humanity from our darkest enemies.

Izzy was a young aristocrat from a fading noble family. She, like every other young person, wanted adventure; only she had the misfortune to find it. One night out changed her life forever when she caught the attention of something... something inhuman. In that moment everything was taken from her: her friends, her free will, and almost her life. It was only the arrival of Father Octavius, a member of a secret order dedicated to protecting humanity, which kept her alive when her friends died. Now he was offering her a choice, join him and fight against the darkness that threatens mankind, or go home and try and live a normal life. For Izzy there was never a choice; her friends were dead and he was offering to teach her the skills she needed to avenge them.

After years of training Izzy was ready to enter into a battle more deadly than anything she could have imagined. She joined Father Octavius, two American adventurers, and a young prodigy wizard in a hunt for an ancient dragon. In a world of wizards and trolls, gods and demons, Izzy must march to war armed with nothing more than mortal weapons and the will to survive.

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