After severing herself from her death spirit, Rin is left raw, clinging to her fragile circle of friends and family. Now a rift to the Lower Void has opened, offering her a viable path to the Hold, but the anomaly throws Emberstead into a province-wide lockdown and Alyxia emerges from the shadows.
Even though Rin and Johanna know they are stronger together and strive to find the control they need to stop Alyxia, it never seems to be enough. With her ruthless manipulation, Alyxia seizes the government and reinstates herself as queen, ready to reclaim Sarr under Emberstead rule.
The unrest forces Rin and her team to split between the Lesser Worlds and the land of the living, pushing them to their limits. Further from Johanna than ever, Rin must crush her fear of losing control and trust herself beyond her breaking point if she ever hopes to reunite with her loved ones, free her world of Alyxia's terror, and free herself.
