Xing Hua, an Immortal from a bygone Age, awakens from her sleep to find the world utterly changed in her absence. Gone are the Immortals, the sects, the palaces and cities. In their place is a world of wizards, knights, and Towers. She ventures out in search of secrets, in search of history—what exactly happened, an era ago? What brought all the world crashing down?

And maybe, just maybe, Xing Hua can at long last achieve her final, paramount Ascension.

At the same time, the land of Rylneth is shifting, uneasy after long years of peace. Alliances form and Kingdoms shift in their dormancy, each and all secretly readying themselves. Shadowy figures pull the strings in the night and new cults of dark gods arrive on the scene, readying themselves for change. Monsters stride forth out of the forests and climb from the ravines, braver than ever.

The world is moving towards war.

Amidst this age of unease, Amaris Ravenhowl is a young, aspiring apprentice, ready at last to graduate to the status of a full-fledged mage and join the Mage Tower. But before she can do that, she'll have to face one final mission...