Freedom's gambit comes at a heavy price. Brian, a once normal teenager, is now deemed a highly dangerous convict. Most of his teenage years being a blur, only remembering snippets of his past since the war started. Aside from constantly fearing for his life, he was just like any other person, or so he thought. The number of mutilated bodies and the blood dripping from his fingertips proved otherwise. With the war over and the new government claiming total control of the population. The game of kings has found its place in history once more. Upon Brian's capture, he's shocked to learn about being given a second chance following the crimes he's accused of. Still, he capitalizes on the opportunity hoping to make things right or go out in a blaze of glory of his own making. As Brian's life hangs in the balance, there's more at work in the city's shadows. Work that the government struggles to combat, resulting in a sea of red painting the footsteps of the mysterious resistance leader, the scarlet Queen.