- The dark champion rises on the eve of total destruction - Six months after the Easter events that ravaged a town and altered the future, Elder command is overwhelmed, attempting to divert the ancient cycle of possession, resurrection, and infection.The fire prince lives on within the fractured consciousness of Drake, affecting his whole temperament and challenging his once unrivaled feelings for a mortal.Meanwhile, Ana struggles, still, to comprehend immortal Talent as a daunting force arises from the Light to challenge her.Engaged in a losing battle with the dark Queen herself, the warlord Sasuke finds his armor full of chinks and chaos impending . . .In a world of prophecy, great danger, and depleting time, a human now, alone, may hold the key to true salvation.