Tenebroum is told entirely from the perspective of the Lich — a villain protagonist of genuine, unambiguous evil. Beginning as a wraith with nothing but the memory of a brutal murder and an insatiable hunger for power, the Lich raises undead armies, enslaves small gods, and constructs horrific flesh-abominations from the corpses of fallen heroes. There are heroes attempting to oppose it, but this is not their story.

The Lich is not a misunderstood antihero or a villain with a heart of gold — it is genuinely monstrous, calculating, and alien in its perspective. Narrated partly as a disembodied intelligence, it experiences no redemption arc; its 'growth' is purely in power and cunning. Readers who enjoy villain-POV horror fantasy find it hauntingly compelling precisely because the author refuses to soften it.

Across five volumes, the Lich ascends from regional threat to full godhood, devouring the Lord of Light, plunging the world into literal darkness, and waging war on every nation and pantheon that dares resist. The series is a relentless escalation of horror and dark fantasy ambition, told from the monster's perspective throughout — with a finale in which the Lich, now dying from its own actions, must rise from its own immolation or be destroyed by the heroes it has tormented for decades.