Childhood friends Blay and Khorial grew up together into a hopelessly corrupted world. Adopted into the royal Mahersgaurd, they promised each other to climb the ranks and use what powers they could amass in life to re-order Mahersland. 

But as young men, their bond was broken when Blay discovered Khorial experimenting with blood magic. In Mahersland, a final war is brewing. Khorial reaches for total political control. Blay moves to stop him, spurred on by the dreadful fire he caught flickering behind Khorial’s eyes as they parted.

Khorial rises to absolute power, pursuing destiny without compromise. But his blood rituals have summoned an entity from a higher dimension. It appears like a red star, growing bigger among the beautiful constellations. Nym’s harsh magic can cause immediate, brutal burning. A power able to win battles before they begin. But in order to fuel this new weapon, human lives need be consumed.

Only a few surviving druids understand the apocalyptic red star their world now faces. Summer, a gifted druid and traitor against her oaths, is Khorial’s mate. But she’ll abuse his trust if necessary to weave reality from her dream. She yearns to give her red god the gift it yearns for. Incarnation, a human body. 

Blay’s doomed life is saved by Aleena, an inexperienced druid who’s lived all twenty years sheltered in her secluded home, deep in the wilderness. When the druid Guardian dies, she’ll inherit his powers, becoming the sole incarnate progenitor of all living things in their planet. The Guardian’s duty is simple. Aleena is tasked with the protection of life. Ensuring survival, and doing all she must to prevent mass extinction.