Lucita has been judged by the court of blood, and has been charged with discovering the source behind the Abyss creature that almost destroyed everyone at the court. For specific reasons, she joins the pack that hunted her down and shares the ritual of Vaulderie with them. They must seek out the great diablerist Gratiano himself to uncover if he plays a part in this, and survive. The Abyss is in turmoil, and a storm rages there. A storm like this has not raged through the Abyss since the destruction of Lasombra himself. Even the eldest surviving Lasombra Montano is worried. Meanwhile the group behind the turmoil in the Abyss grows ever closer to their goal, the return of Lasombra…