The Great Peace in the Land of the Nine Kingdoms has lasted for ages, but that is about to change. The events surrounding the accidental death of a queen fuels a rage in a young magician, and she sets out to exact her revenge on the world. Little does she know that by using the dark arts of the Talent, she will drag the Land of the Nine Kingdoms into a fight for its very survival.

A young prince, filled with the Talent but incapable of using it, frantically searches for answers that will help his world avoid the coming destruction, but assassins are already on his tail, and he has nowhere to turn for help.