The Shadows are forgotten. They battle in a hellish wasteland far from the heart of the empire they defend with every inch of their being. These doomed warriors, led by Colonel Cyrus Mason have stood against the empire's enemies for nearly two decades with inhuman abilities bestowed upon them by a dark and angry god.But everything has a price, and Col. Mason must decide to save the Empire who abandoned him, or the one person who could be his salvation.

Nathanial struggles to find his place in this new world order that is unfolding in front of him. He shines at military school, but as an...