After a daring escape from Sycan's clutches, Adwen has been injured in ways her warriors can only begin to grasp. She is weakened while the enemy grows stronger, preparing an army to strike at the heart of Dargadia. Unable to remove the implanted dark sliver, they must press on in spite of adversity. Adwen must resist the darkness from within as well as without and battle unrelenting grief. Continuing to defend the five kingdoms, try as she might to carry on, one fact remains; with her essence polluted, she cannot win. As impossible as it seems to purify herself, the one leading the demon...

Alliances have been forged. As old enemies rise new companions must be found; the war has begun. Adwen and her closest ally, Sir Oryn, are on the run to Dargadia's borders and everything between, fighting tooth and nail to protect the kingdom's people from ever growing forces of darkness. Though it is no secret that she is vulnerable to demons and their artifacts, what else have they discovered in order to destroy the only one who stands between the realm of magic and endless night? Sycan, the lord over the Red Cult is ever brooding. He knows the secrets surrounding the Heir of the Master...