A prophecy. A talisman of ultimate power. The gods of old. An innocent child. The final fate of them all. Illyria always knew she was different, but knowing the truth of how different she was turned out to be something else entirely. The love of her family and the boy who holds her heart are all that mattered until her eighteenth birthday when the demons plaguing her nightmare step into the light of day. If she has any hope of surviving what is to come, she must trust the shadows of truth. To protect those she loves and a world that believes in her above all else, she must fight. If she falls prey to the darkness within or to those hunting her, all will be lost.