War is coming. As the icy grasp of winter refuses to yield over Midgard, the rising threat of a full-scale Jotun invasion looms from the north. With tension rising in the city, the Lord-General instates martial law, recalling Midgard's army to the city limits, the responsibility of all external military operations falling to the Mjolnar, Sons of Tyr, Valkyrie and the Berserkers.

Alongside his newfound kin, Malik soon finds himself on the front lines. In this violent conflict, fresh wounds sting with a familiar pain, drawing memories of old scars and friends to the fore.