Chronicles of the Aethein is a comedy-tragedy-fantasy blah blah blah about Aryon Hastor, a monster hunter that wants nothing but expendable income and to keep her 'days since last shadow demon attack counter' at zero.

Of course, the shadow demon does indeed come along - but Ari finds it a little strange. What does Grim, a universe-travelling soul-eating sadistic all powerful gremlin need with the hourglass necklace that gives Ari her sadly nerfed for balance reality-bending powers?

Only too late does she realize that there are much bigger forces holding her and the demon's strings. Interdimensional space rats are invading the country and want to mine up the fundamental elements of reality itself to murder some god they're unhappy with. With the looming shadow of Grim at her back and the capital's big guns dead and buried, why oh why, does she have to be the one to play pest control?