For most of his life, Ryo has lived on the home island of the kitsune. His kind has lived in peace, far from the chaos of the rest of the world. That was until on his tenth birthday, during a ceremony, the elders labeled him a demon. Unable to kill him, they forced him off the island, and into the hands of slavers. They sell him at an auction to a cruel and twisted dark elf, who finds ecstasy in torturing him. For two long years, Ryo lived through a living nightmare at the hands of that man. Now free from him, Ryo becomes the possession and obsession of a witch. He learns to wield the mysterious forces of magic, while he and his fellow slaves try to find a chance to escape from her grasp. But she has her own plans for Ryo and guides him towards some mysterious purpose. What does she want from him? Can he break away from her and take control over his own path? Illia is a dark and chaotic world filled with magic and monsters. The gods play their game of chess as the races of illia struggle to survive. The drums of war deafen the ears of the people, as kingdoms wage never-ending war across the realms. Can one soul shake the very foundations of the world?