After taking the Covenant’s offer in a desperate bid to save the Ebony Empire from collapse, Marcus has become something not entirely human — empowered, but cursed. The Empire fractures under the weight of fear, betrayal, and whispers of Marcus’s dark transformation. Ghosts from his past rise, old allies turn, and the city bleeds beneath the fiery wrath of demonic retribution. As the walls close in and the streets erupt in chaos, Marcus must reclaim his soul and confront the infernal entity that made him its pawn. In the ruins of loyalty, love, and law, only one truth remains: every empire built on blood must one day burn.