

When her cowardly father and stepbrother sacrifice the women to save themselves, Astrid watches her sister burn and her mother be crippled. Awakening supreme divine power, she leads the women in a brutal uprising, crushes the men who betrayed them, and rises as a queen before whom all men must kneel.

In the 262nd year of the Dragova Era, melting polar glaciers and rising seas swallow countless nations. Ancient sea beasts awaken, invading human lands. On January 1 of year 263, the Rank-10 beasts strike humanity’s last territory, Taelsky. Led by General Alaric Thorne, the elite Dragova Squad fights bravely—but by March 12, they are all annihilated.

For three years, Arthur Pike has lived under the roof of the Harrison family, appearing to be a man of no status and no ambition. Yet, Arthur’s true identity is anything but ordinary—he is, in fact, the Supreme Commander of the United Defense Command, a shadowy titan who secretly pulls the strings across the military, political, and business worlds, known to all as ""The Phantom.""Believing their success is solely due to their own shrewdness, the Harrisons subject Arthur to constant humiliation. As tensions escalate, Jenna Harrison—incited by her ambitious lover, Trevor Beaumont—turns completely against Arthur. The family kicks Arthur and his daughter out, convinced they have finally cast off this ""dead weight."" However, at a grand investment gala—just as the Harrison and Thorne families are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the mysterious ""Phantom""—the truth is finally revealed to the world.