Centuria, Vol. 2

Centuria, Vol. 2, by Tohru Kuramori, tells the story of a selfless sacrifice to an ancient god, granting a bitter slave both a reason to live and a baby to raise. The blood awakening of this ancient deity strikes a cruel bargain with a slave named Julian: an innocent life in exchange for extraordinary powers—ones he must use to protect a helpless baby in a cruel and violent world.

Sold into slavery, Julian has known nothing but pain. All that changes when he experiences kindness for the first time. However, fate has plans for Julian. An ancient god bestows extraordinary powers upon him, which he uses to protect his charge, the baby Diana. For a brief time, Julian and Diana know peace when they settle in the home of a towering knight named Angvall. Yet, this tranquillity is short-lived.

Rumours of a foul monster murdering villagers prompt Angvall to track it down with the aid of an old hunter whose son has been snatched. However, there's more to this monster than it seems. Julian discovers its true nature the hard way when he joins the battle.