To honor the dead, he had to forsake his soul.To destroy a monster, he became a nightmare. Raijin returns to the Iga valley to find his world reduced to ash and blood by the ruthless Oda army. Amidst the smoldering ruins, he cradles his dying wife, watching the light fade from her eyes as his grief calcifies into a glacial hatred. Carrying her corpse up the forbidden Mount Kurama, Raijin strikes an unholy bargain with the Great Tengu to defy death itself. He trades his humanity for the power to hunt the Nobunaga bloodline forever, enduring an agonizing transformation into an immortal vessel of pure vengeance. The Shadow of Iga has risen, and his hunt never ends. Perfect for fans of Alma Katsu, Christopher Buehlman, *The Ritual*, and *Empire of the Vampire*. - From the author of Stairway to Darkness and many more -