Haunted by memory loss and terrifying nightmares, seventeen-year-old Aziza Moon dreams of escaping the secluded mountain village of Noir to become a celebrated romance novelist in the dazzling Light City. But when a monstrous creature tears through her home, Aziza awakens powers she never knew she possessed and is forced into a desperate bargain with a mysterious being named Uovu. As ancient horrors emerge from the shadows and forgotten truths begin to surface, Aziza discovers that the greatest nightmare haunting Noir isn't the monsters... it's the past someone has desperately tried to bury.