Lugh Tuatha Dé was the greatest assassin of another world before he died betrayed and woke before a goddess, who offered him a second life on one condition: kill a prophesied Hero destined to destroy a world of swords and magic. Reborn as the heir to a noble family of assassins, he is trained from childhood in medicine and in killing. Pairing the discipline of his past life with newly learned magic, Lugh prepares for a target he will not face for years.