When Shimamoto falls to the dead, survival becomes instinct. For everyone else, the military is hope. For Arata Kurogane, it is a threat. Once known only as Subject Thirteen, Arata was raised in a secret military program that turned orphaned children into weapons through pain, experimentat...

Thirteen-year-old Kai Valenhart was born the son of a hero — Garen Valenhart, the Iron Fang of Harnia, a legendary swordsman who gave his life defending Drakensport’s western border. But heroes don’t always leave behind happy endings. Weeks after Garen’s death, Kai’s mother, Elara, traded bloo...