Sold into slavery, Julian has known nothing but pain. All that changes when he experiences kindness for the first time. But fate has plans for Julian when an ancient god bestows extraordinary powers upon him that he uses to protect his charge, the baby Diana. Reeling from a terrifying prophecy about Diana, Julian vows to protect her no matter what, even against their comrade Angvall, who’s tasked with killing her. A gut-wrenching battle between friends erupts—and just when it seems things can’t get any worse, reinforcements arrive to take baby Diana!