Three weeks after her abduction to the Splinter, Anastasia Cole’s life is all but unrecognizable. Thrust into a fantasy world of magic, an enigmatic System, and demonically possessed creatures, most people would have been overwhelmed. Many would have given in to grief and loss, but Ana has always been a survivor. If her old life is gone, she’ll grab onto the fabric of this new world with both hands and make herself a new one.

She’s made a good start. She’s rapidly growing stronger , and killing demons is both fun and profitable. She’s learning to use magic, Shaping the mana of this new world to her needs. She’s even made a few friends and, most confusing to Ana, she’s met a woman who anchors her. Who makes her feel safe, comfortable, and perhaps even loved. She could be happy here.

If only things could have stayed that simple. Now half of her friends are missing, a woman lies infected with a disease that seems to be eating away at her very soul, and the small outpost is under siege by feral Earthlings infected with that same disease, who want nothing but to kill anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outside. The food stores are running low. Things are looking dire.

Ana is a survivor. But she is also a protector. A Guardian Angel. Gifted with a Class that gives her the strength she needs, with the will to do whatever it takes to protect those important to her, and unburdened by conscience, she will fight back. She will not let the Splinter fall. She will not let her new friends die. And above all, Ana will survive. Whatever it takes.