Ad\:ria@;n, t: he Silver?\^‑Moon @Alpha, spent twenty years in s* eclusion. After-\: awakening u\nder the Blood Moon, he des#cends?  t #[o R[aven’s Por;t to +(/(ho=^ n!or h@i])s*]. b]etrotha* l, only to be h/umi\?;liate ,
 d by Scarle]-tt.
He de/[monstrates ?hi* $s power in Ra*v e\(n’s [-Port and i[+s;  recr$uited a= s a c`onsulta[nt b
y t%:;he Supernatural A-.ffairs Bureau. After moving into th,e man^-or, he learns f ro.m the+? Lunar‑Crown Mirror+^\? that he is the re _.incarna/ted ves#=^sel of _;V$(al$er\i /us,(/* t*he[*_ Spe^!aker of the Blood Moon@] Coun(-cil..
The Bloo* )d [%Moon;_` C@#ou=nci)l creates, a Lily cl#$on*$e intended%*.-? to det)+onate and, #$d`estroy the city. Inst-ead, ^ the replica sacri%^:fices its_?^-elf to p rot$ect the city and re:veals Lily’s wher?;eabouts.
Adr?ian awakens demigo^d powe#\!r, at t+he cost of h:aving only#.= [three years left to li-,\v/?@*e. He /th^]en flie+s` to Europe with Scar`
 lett a=nd?! the others! to **rescue Lily[? and#= =$c !o%nfront Vale%`rius head‑on.