The simple truth is, when you banish the gods in the world, they eventually come back-with a vengeance.

In the near future, Justin March lives in exile in the Republic of United THE UNITED STATES. After declining in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural statements, Justin is amazed when he is sent back with a peculiar assignment-to solve a string of ritualistic murders steeped in seemingly unexplainable phenomena.

Justin’s return posseses an a great deal larger shock: His new partner and bodyguard, Mae Koskinen, is usually a prætorian, among the Republic’s technologically enhanced supersoldiers. Mae’s inexplicable beauty and aristocratic upbringing appeal to Justin’s interest and desire, but her true nature holds even more risk than anyone realizes.

As their investigation unfolds, Justin and Mae find themselves in the crosshairs of mysterious opponents. Powers greater than they can imagine have began to assemble in the shadows, getting ready to reclaim a world that has renounced religion and where human beings are simply just gamepieces on the board.