Prologue

With an uneasy peace with Duir born from a startling revelation, Madeline begins her third and final trial in the midst of a war that has been waged for millennia.

She has the sword and ring that could stop it all - stop the vampiric pandemic sweeping the earth, and stop the endless war. However, the magic of the sword blocks her from choosing herself to possess it permanently, and the ring might tie her forever to the dead.

She has to make a choice. Will she give them to the enemy when those she loves are threatened? What if it's the only way to win?

With a war made from broken promises which have never truly ceased, will it take Madeline's sacrifice to finally end it?