Back in the Age of Imperial Byzantium, When Epic Men Waged Epic Wars

Emperor Basilios the First has been in power for five years. Those years were good for the Empire, but there were a lot of border battles. The Saracens wanted to get rich by invading Byzantine territories. This was an added challenge for the warrior class of Akrites. A force that is strong and hard, with the job of protecting the borders.

A troubled Byzantine nobleman, transformed into a living weapon of absolute cold, hunts conspiracies in the decaying heart of the Empire. To survive its gilded treachery, he must rely on the very humanity he is losing, all while being hunted by the sentient power within him and the masters who seek to wield him.