The war is over, but the fallout is palpable. Ard finds himself back in the capital of Avente as tensions rise, lines are drawn, and he wants absolutely nothing to do with it.

Ken and company come back from summer break after arduous training for their third year at Haylon. No longer are they the fresh adventurers that once didn’t know the right end of the sword.

The Rapture has come. Nine Hell Gates erupt across the world—tearing reality apart and changing it forever. To survive, Bran must carve his own path through the storm—and one thing is certain: the world is about to change.