There’s a process, strict guidelines in place for how wake him, and a bloodline specifically in charge of the task and taking charge of Kallikrates. Instead, a stranger comes for him, brings him the sustenance he needs, and intends on leading him on a new crusade. When he emerges from his resting chamber, the world he knew is in ruins. He was allowed to slumber centuries more than normal. Why? What happened? Where was the breakdown… And what the hell is that steel beast the guide expects him to step into? It all leaves Kallikrate’s head spinning—languages he knew are unrecognizable, there are whole new continents on maps, and answers aren’t being provided. Yet, somethings never change. Men in power want more of it and to use him as a weapon to get it, treating him rudely. Apparently, they weren’t told, or don’t fully understand, what he is. They will quickly learn their place in life or they will die by his hand and he will simply search for answers on his own…