Leif Vin is mortally wounded and left for dead at the conclusion of a devastating battle. The squad he commanded have either fallen or abandoned the fight, and as dawn breaks, all that that remains are the distant cries of the few who yet who cling to life. But for some, this is not the end, for opportunistic creatures stalk the aftermath of bloody conflict, claiming the dead and dying for their own malevolent purposes. One such being, an entity of twisted and blighted wood, finds Leif in his...