Having discovered a powerful secret, Wythers blackmails Gwynn, insisting that she allow him to execute Talon. Meanwhile, five huggers from Talon's past ride into town, looking to take care of unfinished business.
Talon is the lone survivor of a race called Blackbloods. Years after her entire village is destroyed by a gang of brutal mercenaries, Talon travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world, as she tracks the huggers of her family. On her journey to this outpost, Talon discovers she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must learn to control in order to save herself, and defend the world against a fanatical religious dictator.