Beginning a new life in a small college town, a young couple befriends a tattoo artist who's developed a shimmering gold ink. When demand for tattoos made with the beautiful ink explodes, they open a tattoo parlor—but the ink isn't just beautiful. It's powerful, and when the wrong people discover it, it could spell the end of the world.

Starting a new life in a college town, a young couple opens a shop dedicated to art and gaming. Soon they befriend Shayn a Scientific Prodigy who developed a special iridescent GOLD tattoo ink, which they debut in the tattoo parlor section of the store. As icing on the cake, the ink isn't only beautiful, but powerful as well. When demand for the special ink tattoos explodes, it falls into the wrong hands causing anguish and destruction. Feeling guilty, the friends task themselves with clamping down on the chaos. Can they control the creature created before in consumes them?

JoAnthony Dellarro is a family man who works hard to contribute positively to the world. Forced by a rocky childhood to grow up quickly, he believes in paying it forward and keeping an open mind. When he's not writing, he enjoys partaking in art and music. He dedicates The Brightest Shade: Legacy's Lament to his late parents.