Transcendents rule the land, powerful clans run rampant, and the lives of commoners are worth less than weeds.
The Ashen Realm, a burial ground for the bones of an ancient war between the gods.
The brief window after the crimson blood mist recedes is a chance for mortals to gamble with their lives.
A single blade of grass is the only hope a lowly peasant has of turning his life around.
Wang Ding, a young butcher who earns his living at the chopping block.
He lays down his cleaver and takes up a blade with which to wager his life, venturing into a wasteland where death is all but certain.
Here, loyalty is cheap and human life is fragile.
To survive, he must not only fight savage beasts and ruthless bandits, but also guard against betrayal by those traveling at his side.
With a butcher's ferocity, he navigates between desperate outlaws and vicious insects, spilling blood at every turn.
But atop a solitary peak, a visitor who should never have been able to set foot here will drag him into a buried tale from an age lost to time.
