Scriptoria of the Pale

The worst blizzard of the decade brought something dark within and caught the citizens of Hillbrand by surprise. Harry ignored the warnings when he went for a milk delivery the morning the storm began. By the time he realized the storm was only the beginning, it was already too late to escape. An abandoned child with a price on her head turned Hillbrand into a witch-hunt. No witnesses could survive. Maximilian was an old demon in charge of the cleaning crew tasked with dealing with the Hillbrand anomaly and the witnesses.

Ben has been dealing with the consequences of his special gift for his entire life. Everywhere he goes, he becomes the target of underworld creatures that view him as a Panacea. He had healed no one, and those who tried to get close ended up dead. By a twist of fate, he lands under the umbrella of a very important family that offers him the chance to become stronger despite his innate proclivity to be a victim. Fred Banning, an ancient succubus with political power in the north, is in charge of an entire underworld region.