Shay is a young man aspiring to be a Guard after witnessing great pain in his younger years. He wishes to grow stronger so he can aid those around him and stop what happened to him from happening to others. After joining the Guards, Shay is accidentally scouted by an underground secret criminal organisation named Arcanum which knows the answers to all of Shay's questions. Shay ends up being forced to join the group and after witnessing the groups power begins to be hypnotised by them. The group wishes to overthrow the 4 kings and their kingdoms in order to create everlasting world peace. However, there is more to the organisation than Shay realises as he is quickly spiralled into something bigger than himself.