Ionia. A land of magic. A land of balance. A land of light.

But not always a land of peace.

Just as there are creatures within Ionia who seek to upset its order, so too are there those who fight to preserve it; Arrows of Protection, hunters of monsters.

Valmar and Kai are two such hunters.

But not all monsters can be defeated with bow and steel.

And not all darkness can be so easily banished by the light.

Slayer Valmar, desperate to save the life of his beloved Kai, surrendered to an ancient spirit, one of the Darkin.

The creature, true to its word, saved Kai’s life...by taking it as its own.

Valmar, Kai, and the Darkin fused into a single entity. A creature of rage, vengeance, and death.

Varus lives.