Valerie Grey, a disgraced commander, is cornered by church soldiers who intend to kill her. A mysterious man named Raven Blackstone intervenes, revealing he knows of her reputation and offers her a partnership. He proposes she become his High Marshal, commanding his armies in the north in exchange for the power to destroy the church that hunts her. Valerie, wary of rulers after being betrayed, is shocked to learn he is the infamous 'Black King' who commands an army of the dead.