In the land of Carin the shadows are moving. Seven men have emerged from the darkness, with powers long thought buried within the Heart of Fires. With the speed of a thunderbolt and the strength to match, they come bearing an agenda of extinction that quickly spirals out of control. But, all is not as it seems. From the soaring cathedrals of the Skyguard down to the stone castles of Gemport, centuries old plans come to fruition. As the balance of power shakes and topples, old enmities are reignited and allies come from the most unexpected of places. Where betrayal is a way of life and honor is a luxury rather than a fact, survival is life's only obligation. While angels fall from their lofty perches and royalty are slaughtered in their beds, chaos reigns. In a land where nothing is true and everything is permitted, the twilight of ages descends upon the world. It is not a matter of who lives and who dies, but who will go quietly into the darkness and who will stave off its advances in a blaze of glory.