After being framed by Chancellor Aldric and imprisoned for a crime he never committed, Ren Blackwood, a fallen baron of the empire, loses everything he once had. Trapped in the brutal Penitentiary, Ren awakens a mysterious blood sigil that grants him the power to grow stronger by absorbing the life force of his enemies. To regain his freedom, he joins the empire's death squad and enters the battlefield, where he transforms from a disgraced noble into a fearsome warrior. As Ren defeats countless foes and uncovers the true extent of his power, he forms an unlikely alliance with a group of dangerous outcasts and begins a path of revenge against those who destroyed him. With every battle, Ren’s strength rises, but so does the mystery behind his bloodline and the dark power awakening within him.
