The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer, and he carries ancient weapons—a spear and a crown—that give credence to his claim. But the Northerners claim their own Deliverer: the Warded Man, a dark, forbidding figure. Once, the Shar’Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends. Now they are fierce adversaries. Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent—and deadly—than any that have come before.

 

太陽下山，黑夜襲捲人類世界，惡魔成群結隊、虎視眈眈，準備獵捕人類，一陣廝殺中，人們被迫臣服於這些已被世人漸漸淡忘的邪惡強權之下。時事造英雄，世間流傳一位「解放者」的傳說；有位將軍曾率領人類，組成軍隊，最後擊潰惡魔大軍。傳說解放者回來了，是否連個消息都只是神話？也許是真的。克拉西亞沙漠之主——阿曼恩．賈迪爾把沙漠民族打造成一支擊退惡魔的大軍，他稱呼自己為解放者沙達馬卡，他攜帶古老兵器，以王冠和長茅奠定權位。但北方人口中也有位解放者，他是魔印人，黑暗的身影能讓人不寒而慄。魔印人和沙達馬可卡曾經情同手足，如今卻反目成仇。如今結盟關係備受考驗、重新洗盤，但此時此刻，新的惡魔已悄悄誕生，新的惡魔比以往更加聰明、更能致人於死，而人們卻毫無警覺。