To wield phenomenal power, sacrifices must be made.
Tucked away in the tunnels underneath quaint Hollowall town, young Twelve's life has never meant much to anyone...
But when a supernatural light explodes uncontrollably from his own hands, with violent consequences, Twelve is labelled a murderer, and his life is thrown into chaos.
With no choice but to embark on a journey to learn to control his powers, leading him to love and war, Twelve will be forced to break free from the apathy of his humble beginnings. He will make decisions that will impact the tenuous politics across the Southern Realms and the lives of all the people within them and beyond. His path may even shed some light on how his powers, and the world as he knows it, came to be.
A century later, reclusive translator, Callah, receives a leather-bound diary in secret, and told only that it belonged to an enigmatic Marshal named Twelve: her great grandfather.
In an effort to understand her own heritage, Callah uncovers secrets that have been lost to history.
Twelve and Callah are linked through time by their responsibility to uncover the true beginnings of the Spire empire and the order of the Marshals. As their paths are revealed, they both begin to understand the conflict and the magic present in the Southern Realms.
Finally, both must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice.
