Terahime is frozen over for winter, and time seems to slow as Dante and John face the outcomes of their escape from Captiva City.The king has been assassinated, Red Wine is missing, Captiva City is on lockdown, Fallen Arbor has bounties out for their heads, and John is clinging to life. A guilt-stricken Dante cares for John, their debts stacking ever higher as nothing seems to ease the priest's pain. When the Guild calls Dante into action, he's caught between revenge and a strange need to gain experience. Armed with a soul weapon, he unravels both past and present. As he becomes stronger, something more monstrous grows inside him.Grandemere changes as Fallen Arbor's presence is now publicly known. As parleys of peace between The House and The Tower bring the Civil War to a truce, the people are talking more than ever. Rumors of Viceroy Falco's demise by the Blood Prince and his priest have reached even Terahime. As the Ice Breaking Ceremony nears...

How far will Dante go to protect the one he loves?In fear of Falco's back up plan, Dante and John will join Princess Sonja and Royal Knight Valiente back to Captiva City. They plan on proposing a peace treaty with King Regius and search for answers about the origin of Soul Weapons. John believes those answers might be hidden in the catacomb library under The Church's cathedral. Escorted by the Master Assassin Red Wine, Dante discovers family secrets he didn't expect to come forth. No longer satisfied as being John's shield, Dante trains with Red Wine to become not only a deadly assassin, but in order to master the art of fighting in the way his brother Ashton had once done.Travelling proves difficult with hired mercenaries left in Falco's wake, Fallen Arbor taking up interest in capturing Dante, and the Berserk Brigade looking to cash in on the bounty on their heads. Meanwhile, their relationship grows in unexpected ways and both struggle to keep their...