In the year 1921, three years have gone by since the end of the Great War. In that time Humanity has come to coexist with Mythics, and now share their world with Witches, Vampires, Wolfman, and Angels in secluded Hive Cities.  Within Iscariot City, the most prosperous and crime-ridden of the Hives, are Alexander Murcielago's stomping grounds. Alex is a young member of the vampiric race known as Paradigms trying to make a life in the big city. Previously a veteran of the war, he now makes a living as a small-time gangster under his father's employ. After a job for the most powerful of the Five Families, Alex finds himself climbing steadily into the spotlight. A spotlight that quickly draws unwanted attention. As an unknown evil tugs at strings within the shadows, Alex must come to terms with his own darkness. But to defeat this evil, he may have to become an even greater one.