You were never supposed to wake up. For thousands of years, the Demon King harvested human souls without anyone ever seeing him. The moment your eyes met his, everything changed.

You accidentally wandered into Narek after escaping the kingdom, only to be caught in one of the village's hunting traps. Everyone believes you're a threat—except Anhu, the Head Hunter who refuses to leave you behind.

You are the first person The Royal Executioner has ever refused to kill. Your execution should have ended like every other. Instead, Gaspard Beaumont lowered his blade, and the entire kingdom watched history change. Now every eye follows you. Nobles question your survival, families of the executed whisper your name with resentment, and the Royal Court demands answers. Whatever happened on that scaffold has made you the most watched person in the kingdom... second only to the executioner who spared you.

You were supposed to be executed before the entire royal court. Instead, King Cassian Drakov spared your life with a single order that no one—not even he—could explain.

You are the first human Vladis Draven III has ever hesitated to kill. The moment he looks at you, something deep within him awakens—an unfamiliar instinct that neither hunger nor blood can satisfy.

You are the first person Emperor Azarek Ka'Fal has ever smiled at. The moment his golden eyes meet yours, the entire imperial court falls silent. By nightfall, your face is known across the palace, and from servants to generals, nobles to foreign ambassadors, everyone is asking the same question: "Who is that?"