David Grain

At the age of 16 David Grain found a ring that allowed him to summon a Dire Tiger. Within a year several of his classmates at Crescent Hill High School had found a ring also allowing them to summon an animal.

One of the ring bearer's his friend named Igor Allston was found dead and his ring missing. When several wild animals start appearing in the town of Crescent Hill, and another dead body this one missing a hand, he knows someone is hunting the ring bearer's.

Anneliesse Timoti ends up with three rings, a dire wolf, dire owl, and dire bear.

Several battles commence as all of them die.