Three thousand years ago, seven heroes defeated the Blood Queen-a monster capable of reducing entire nations to ash-and sealed her away. Barriers rose. Peace returned. The land of Nyxaria survived.
But time erodes all things.
The barriers are failing and the monsters are returning-stronger, hungrier, and driven by something far darker than instinct.
To uncover the cause, the Order assembles a team of specialists. Among them is Novalius-deaf, an outcast, and powerless to wield vitapars-the building material of all things. To everyone else, he’s a mistake. To fate, he’s a spark waiting to ignite.
When Novalius crosses paths with a forgotten creature, the truth buried beneath centuries of myth begins to surface. Lies fracture. Legends bleed. And what he uncovers will force him to choose:
Will he fight to preserve the world that cast him aside-
Or let it burn to reveal the truth it tried to hide?