The series centers around a twenty-something woman named Damali Richards, who is a spoken word artist but is also the Neteru, a human who is born once every thousand years to fight the Dark Realms.
[1] The first book in the series, Minion, introduces Damali - a young twenty-year-old African American woman who is Neteru (the huntress).
Damali was orphaned at an early age and her experiences in foster care led her to escape, starting her journey as a vampire huntress.
Damali's guardian team is introduced, consisting of Marlene, Nafes Shabazz, Big Mike, Jose, JL and Rider.
Carlos Rivera is a young Hispanic drug lord seeking vengeance for his murdered friends and family, unaware that he is being led into a trap by none other than Fallon Nuit who sees plenty of potential evil and wants him to join his cause as a vampire.