Heidi Tebo

The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.

狡猾な政治家が台頭し、戦士たちが追いやられようとしている帝国。ある日、強欲な大臣から賄賂を要求されるも、それを断った上に彼に刀を向けたバルトーク卿が反逆罪に問われるという事件が起きる。その後死刑判決が下され、自身のまな弟子であった騎士ライデンの手で斬首されてしまう。1年後、ライデンは酒に溺れる毎日を送り、ほかの騎士たちも刀を捨てていた。だが、その裏で彼らは主君バルトークの敵を討ち、堕落した権力者たちへ報復する計画を進めていた。

世界の命運を握るソビエト潜水艦の艦長。家族を捨て、謎に包まれた極秘任務の指揮を執ることになる。