Alexander Shadowfall thought he was living an ordinary teenage life. That ended the day his supposedly dead father sends him a package containing a glistening silver sword and a promise to see him. Soon, Alex finds himself fighting tooth and nail against family members he didn't know existed and horrific monsters from his deepest nightmares. Alex isn't alone though. With the help of his best friends Scott Masters and Ashley Martinez, and his cousin Markus Pyrian he might just survive long enough to find his destiny.