When a human appears at the gates pleading for Alex's help, he is more than ready to leave the Academy for a chance to cope with his guilt and heartache. Upon finding that Greyton is being decimated by gangs, Alex turns into the city's vigilante, rescuing its citizens and returning the streets to those who learn to look to him for protection. But when Drogan turns the tables, Alex is forced to choose to between the humans he has protected with his life, and the girl who holds his heart.