King Taharqa was a Pharaoh of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty who ruled over both Egypt and the Kingdom of Nubia from 690 to 664 B.C. During his legendary reign, the ancient world trembled as powerful forces collided in a global game of power. Baroch, the son of a Canaanite Hebrew father and Nubian mother, is a slave working for the cruel House of Garang in the City of Meroe, Capital of the Nubian Kingdom. Baroch dreams of escaping to a better life. While accompanying Prince Baku of House Garang across the Desert to his bride Shukria in the City of Napata, Baroch and his companions are attacked by the Bultungin, the legendary Hyena-People of African Mythology. When Baroch is captured by Lamika, the deadly and seductive Queen of the fearsome and possibly Immortal, lethal Hyena-People, he begins a new life as a feral Immortal. As humans and the Supernatural clash in battle over the destiny of ancient Africa, Baroch pursues his destiny. Follow Baroch's adventures in this timeless tale exploring themes of power, self-exploration, sexuality, and Immortality.