After seven years in a sunless dungeon, Lucio, an elite anatomist condemned by the Inquisition for heretical discoveries, is dragged out into the night to face his execution. Though physically battered and stripped of his former life, the disgraced scientist relies on his sharp mind as his brutal captors prepare to finish their work.

Brought into a secretive religious order under the threat of death, a brilliant anatomist is forced to use his prohibited scientific talents for a mysterious cause. As his captors lead him past horrific, hyper-realistic artwork and unlock a foul-smelling chamber, he realizes his life depends on pleasing the Bishop's superiors.

To avoid gallows execution, a man of anatomy is forced into the service of a shadowy bishop who commands him to dissect a strange, freshly killed beast. Confronted with his own stolen laboratory tools, he must complete the unusual necropsy and deliver his findings within five days.

Tasked with dissecting a massive red wolf for the Church, a skilled surgeon returns to his craft after years in the dark, only to find the beast's dense flesh resists his steel. As he cuts deeper into the creature, he discovers an unnatural internal structure made of solid silver. Forced to complete his work in five days, he is left to question the true nature and purpose of this bizarre, armored monstrosity.