Tatsumi was born the bastard son of the Emperor, Bulat had been sent to kill a traitor but all he found was a crying mother and boy. Betrayed and tired of violence he takes Tatsumi as his own with his mother raises and trains him to be the man he found he couldn't be. Tatsumi left with his friends and after he was separate he joined the Imperial Army. An assignment changes it all.

The threads of fate are twisted and severed, and one destiny is traded for another. An unexpected development at Mount Fake allows Tatsumi to follow a different road, one he now walks with General Esdeath by his side. But alone, the Jaegers and Night Raid stand no chance against the virulent corruption within the Capital. Two wolves, together on the hunt, must join their packs...