A doomed domain, a captive goddess, and a young dark god who can save the light if he chooses... Even with Kayos, his spirit father, to guide him, Bane struggles to deny the corrupting influence of the dark power, which constantly whispers its malevolence in his mind. Every time he uses it, its influence grows stronger. If his heart is not strong enough, a tar'merin may stray from the light, and the darkness constantly strives to seduce him and turn him back onto the dark path Mirra saved him from. In order to fight for the light and retain his sanity, Bane must bend the darkness to his will and become the Lord of Shadows.