Elias Hale is a young teenager who is poor and left alone in Chicago, where he has to work for himself in order to make a living. He owns a shop that he took from his father, he has a brother named Bryan Elias, that is wealthy but Bryan does not support Elias nor give him any money. Elias was born unique, a warlord assassin, has used Elias as a vessel and now must be a human. This warlord is an ancient being whom used to rule planets but was misguided by his arrogance and greed for Immortality thus dying from it. He now lives in the body and soul of Elias Hale, Elias hears whispers every now and then but doesn't listen. The Assassin Warlord goes by the name Isaiah Mercer. before Isiah's death, he gave his younger brother, Venizelos, his power, Venizelos came over to the universe Mercer was reborn as  and has taken the name "111" now controlling the street Elias takes a foot in. Not only does Venizelos want to kill Mercer again but he wants Elias as well.