Jaxom's quest to rescue his brother and find his sister has begun. Standing between him and achieving the goal of reuniting his family are the forces of the dark god Or'Keer and a mad king, but these are not the only obstacles he must face. Lurking within the history of the death mage school, a long forgotten truth must be confronted or he risks destroying all that he has undertaken to protect. Only what is held within his heart will determine if he will rise to be the champion the fifteen kingdoms needs, or if he will fall to become one of the most destructive forces it has ever known.