Escaping a monster. Killing a king. Ao thought he was free. Two months after the Spades' raid, Ao and the Legionnaires learn of an alliance between Harena and Talus, two of the most powerful nations in the world. Their goal: to prepare for the next Hundred Year War. The Spades’ response: regicide. But when a betrayal frames Ao as the killer and turns Harena against the Legion, Ao must ally with the Spades once more. Together, they must wrest the capitol from Talus' control. Fail, his friends, and an entire nation, will fall. If only a familiar horror hasn't already tracked him down...