Once upon a time, a girl had a brother, a circle of friends, and an inheritance. But when the seventh prince decided to kill them, she was never the same again.

Nerisia Circe's heart has been shattered with the news that her older brother has been executed, leading her to the dark path of vengeance. Drowning in the sea of despair, she seeks out the Stygian Society and offers them her help. Their main goal is to find Prince Evarius' weakness and use it against him, to claim the throne and bring back the Empire's order. And Nerisia, who came to them out of willingness, was the perfect person to use and the perfect ally to have. She was the heroine who will save the Empire from ruin.

But she is not the heroine nor is she the one who will save the empire from ruin. Her allies try to find a way to keep her anger and hatred at bay. Nerisia also tries to cling to the little amount of goodness she has. But how can she cling to that thin rope of goodness when all that's left in her entire existence was darkness?