400 years ago, life for the puppeteer was a simple one: travelling from town to town performing stories by the likes of Charles Perrault. This all changed when be came across the book Mortus Illumina. As he became obsessed with the stories in the book, the book in turn began to possess him. Now he wanders the world telling stories from the Mortus illumina, a role that earnt him immortality in the eternal game, but at what price? Tony, if we believe that to be his real name, is a man on the run, breaks into the warehouse to hide out. This is where he meets the puppeteer and agrees to watch one of the his shows to kill time. But does he really have a choice or have other forces bought them together? Trapped in a violent relationship, when Veil offers her an easy way out she take it. The price of this deal? Her soul and her life which she must take in five years time. When the five years is up and she comes to take her life, she thinks she can outsmart Veil and takes refuge in a convent. Does she really think she will be safe? She hides there, unaware that her soul holds the key to the destruction or survival of the Deadlights realm... Mary's neighbour and confidante, a chancer and a gambler who easily sells his soul for five years worth of luck and happiness. Acting in what he thinks is Mary's best interest, he introduces her to Veil. ( v A'l ) The Serpent banished from the Garden of Eden who took refuge in a the Deadlights realm, a world that exists between the light and the dark, between this world and the next. Choosing to sleep for two thousand years, he awoke to find his world in ruins. For his survival and that of his world, he must regularly harvest five souls. ( d O' g A') For Veil to exist, so too must Doga, for the universe is a balancing act, and though she cannot stop Veil, she can however make it more difficult for him to complete his harvest. Indeed there are certain rules that all dominions of the universe must abide by.