When a ritualistic execution in New York occurs at the same time as an assassination attempt in Fort Worth, Detective Jax Ferris is forced to lead the Special Unit and the FBI on a thrill ride of death, magic, and swordplay against mythological demons. Present day Fort Worth has been home to a war, one that normal people know nothing about. Battles are being waged between an elite unit of police officers and creatures that only exist in nightmares; Berserkers, Harpies, and Sorcerers. The police are led by Detective Jax Ferris, a troubled man who may have inadvertently started this war while watching his mentor die. Earl is an old man who has strange powers and a vast knowledge of the enemy. Sue is the FBI agent thrown into a world she never knew existed where nothing is as it seems. They must come together as a unit to have any hope of saving themselves and our world Talo is a sorcerer and leader of the Society of Light, beings that have invaded this realm with the sole purpose of ruling over humans. The twin sorceresses, Deb and Liz, follow Talo with distinct plans of their own. With the discovery of the Blood Gem, the Society will have the power to accomplish their goal. The race is on, allies will be discovered, treachery will lead to death, and through it all Jax will battle with his inner demons. In the end, our world will rest in the hands of a group of humans against the full might of the sorcerer Talo and his army of flesh eating monsters