Introduction: In 2052, the megalopolis of Reliance, attached to what was once the Hudson Bay, succeeds in reaching a population of 12 million.Dain, an inner-city criminal, stumbles into discovering a dark, fantastical underbelly of monsters and shadows that overtakes his life and his health. Meanwhile, skirting the grasp of the military government, Gavriel becomes part of a desperate hunt that becomes increasingly dangerous as he searches for his son....