Dark renaissance, a

Niccolo De Aqua seeks revenge upon the tyrannical Conté Di Castellano, who rules the city of Florenz with an iron fist?and the blade of his unbeatable guard commander, Capitano Giovanni. But when Niccolo hires a swordmaster and brings him to Florenz to deal with his enemies, he discovers they are always one step ahead of him, and he is a fly in their web. Meanwhile, unknown to Niccolo, Capitano Giovanni and his men scour the streets in pursuit of The Shadow, a fiend who has been murdering young ladies and taking their bodies to the sinister Doctor Visconti, who has his own plans. Historical fantasy with a touch of Gothic horror.