When Alyx Eris convinced him to become a keeper of the watch, Chase Walker knew he gained the ability to traverse the twelve dimensions. He knew there were others-the hunters-who would do anything to put an end to the watches' existence. He knew his status as a keeper was completely binding until his nineteenth birthday. Most importantly, he knew he'd be spending the year by Alyx's side. What he didn't know was that in this dimension resides a ruling mage that poses more of a threat than the hunters ever could. He didn't know that magic-born hybrid beasts lurk in every corner of the surrounding forests. And he didn't know that nothing-and no one-is what it seems in the mystical world of Dimension 8.