Introduction: At times our traumas can grab us and hold us back, deprive us of growth we once looked for. And at other times it pushes us forward, allowing us to learn our new paths in life. After his teacher threw her life into a curse to allow him to escape the Empire, Kuri meets a mysterious woman who is involved in a secret group of insane mages who practice the deadliest and most depraved of magics. The ability to devour another in exchange for gifts and abilities, a power that supersedes anything they could have achieved otherwise. And like a sheep to the slaughter, he follows her down a path of no return. To be swallowed whole by the Ouroboros. WIll he regret this choice? Or is this the correct path to avenge his dearest mentor? To become everything the Empire would hate....