In a quiet tower, in a black stone keep, a new era of man had begun... The Imperial Army has been routed. Rebellion strikes in the Provenci homeland. A champion is sent north to serve the Iron Queen with every intent on exacting her demise. And the Successor of the All-Mother, champion of the known world, discovers her unfathomable powers as she is hunted through the Rapture by assassins of the dark. As the war strides relentlessly on, and dark secrets hide in the shadows, the ruin of man will come, and it is proven just how far one will go - and how much blood will be spilt - to cling to whatever power they have left. As the Horns of Grief rise, vengeance shall come, and the world will bleed in chaos...