One has magic in his veins that puts those he loves in danger, keeping him on the run. One is trying to secretly finish a quest before anyone catches up to her. One has been in hiding to keep the world safe. Kory has taken many precautions to make sure that he will not be found, that way his mother and the royal elven family will not suffer an attack by the Shades as his father had. The Ancient blood in his veins is strong—whenever a Shade gets loose, it always finds him. Always. So when fate brings Lili, a member of the royal family, back into his life, Kory knows that, with the help of the Ancient-in-hiding Katiya, they have to bring this to an end once and for all, before the Shades break free of their prison realm and conquer the world. Lili thinks there is little time to find an Ancient before the Shades arrive. She will soon come to find they are already here.