Slider, an up and coming assassin, and his manager Fippa are simply trying to survive in the cracks of society in a realm where each city is run by fierce and corrupt Guilds. The land is struggling under economic pressure and the Royal House has weakened. This has made survival for everyone all the more difficult. However, one of the gangs proposes an offer the two cannot refuse. The terms: Slay the King. The reward: Wealth and Glory that would lift them out of the dregs forever with failure leading to death. As Slider and Fippa journey towards the castle to find their destiny, what was once...