Cursed by a monster, disowned by her family, abandoned by her lover, Leinas was one of the Four Knights of the Empire, searching eternally for a cure to her curse. Yet, what if in finding a cure she enters a hell more dangerous than disfigurement?

At the height of the Union's Power a gate mysteriously appears in Kiev, unleashing a torrent of invaders killing and maiming all in their path. Now that the Bear has awoken from its uneasy slumber, nothing will stop its fury.

In a culture where death is as important to living as life, both the mortal shell and immortal soul are threatened when something challenges the Imperial Cult's creed. The soldiers of the 12th heavy siege regiment, fresh from the Emperor's wars don't know a lot about living, but they know a lot about making something stay dead.