Welcome to Proverbs of Hell, where superpowered gladiators brawl in illicit underground arenas — where corporations deal in experimental and highly addictive blood — where mushrooms threaten people with knives. Here, you'll follow two main characters: Lithium, an amnesiac zombie phlebotomist, and Shan, the exiled son of the ruling family.

Decades ago, a corporation called GNCO pioneered the technology of Blood+: a line of injectable hematologic supplements that grant ultrahuman powers. The war that followed left most of the world a desolate waste. Recovery has been slow and difficult, but nowadays Blood+ is easily accessible, and enemy factions are at an uneasy peace.

The privileged gather in scattered settlements, ruled over by GNCO and its owners, the all-powerful Oh family. Those left behind strive to make their way in the Wastes — but if the Ohs aren't watching you, one of the other oligarchical Families certainly is. The power struggle between Families has been simmering since the War's end, and one patriarch's imminent death threatens to disrupt the delicate balance.

GNCO is a fact of life — but it won't be forever. Lithium and Shan are caught up in a storm of Family plots and political machinations, and their smallest choices could have catastrophic consequences. The world is at a tipping point, and something is bound to change. It might even change for the better!