Publisher's blurb:
In the sombre heart of Chicago, where the modern world pulses with an unyielding, industrial rhythm, there lies a clandestine realm, shrouded in the deepest folds of night. Beneath the towering edifices and bustling avenues, the Gaian Consortiu lurks, a hidden dominion of arcane power and eldritch intrigue. It is here, in this subterranean labyrinth of secrets, that three formidable factions vie for supremacy, their conflicts unseen by the unknowing masses above. The Ebon Covenant, under the malevolent gaze of Astaroth Noir from his palatial Home Laurels mansion estate, seeks to pierce the veil between worlds, summoning forth beings of unimaginable darkness from the nether realms. Their rituals, enacted in the shadowy recesses of forgotten catacombs, are chants of despair and invocations of doom. Opposing their nefarious designs is the Obsidian Veil, guided by the resolute yet haunted Selene Ravin. This order, masters of illusion and enchantment, endeavours to maintain the precarious balance between light and shadow, their efforts cloaked in secrecy and mystique. Yet, the most enigmatic of all are the Nocturne Alchemists, led by the inscrutable Lucian Ashcroft. These alchemists, who blend the celestial with the arcane, seek to unravel the very fabric of reality, their ambitions as boundless as the cosmos. They toil within the hidden sanctum of an ancient observatory, their experiments teetering on the brink of the unfathomable. As the city slumbers, an ancient prophecy stirs, whispering of a singular mage destined to unite or annihilate these factions. Amidst this unfolding enigma, an outcast, burdened with untamed magic, stumbles into the Gaian Consortiu, a harbinger of chaos and change. The nights grow ever darker, and the shadows of Chicago pulse with a life of their own, as secrets and treacheries entwine in a dance as old as time.