Uncertainty and horror is unleashed upon the world following Ireldian the Nephil’s brash appearance in St. Peter’s Square. Sparking public demand to know more, the Press and governments grapple with notions of supernaturalism and are clueless where to go to find resolution for their fears.
An Angel from the Elder Realm finds his forbidden creation. Will his desire to reclaim it result in a dangerous prophecy meeting fruition? Will the witches – Anastasia, Bridget and Madeleine – awaken only to turn the tide against civilization and usher in an autocracy that they could probably have been planning for centuries during their foreverbation sleep cycle?
The sphinx Selena finds her future threatened. Will the scholarly tri-hybrid figure out the root of her problems, or will she have to fight the coming war and in the process lose all sense of self?
The Pearl City Atlantis becomes a beacon of distrust but also hope. In these dark times, the High Priestess gathers the nations of the East for a war that the witches will bring if they breathe again.
Spies abound as Max Lineman tracks a triple wildcard – the Society agent Richard Gunner, and the FBI’s own Colonel Felix Boulder and Dr. Angelica Fellwood. Where will they lead the man who wishes he’d never learned that Magic was real?
The good demon Mercurion has been tasked by the Queen Dragon to join with Jason, Marianne, Mark, Diana and Jean – the Human Pentacle. But to enlist their aid proves tricky. Where should he start looking for them? Will they even help him, now that the world is going mad with doubt? They could possibly lose one of their own to the clutches of death. What could it mean for the world if the magi are taken out of the picture?
Dorian Fanger discovers his connection to Atlantis. Why has the city trusted him with Hell’s Eye in the first place? Will he find peace from tribulation, or will a new thread guide his fate along a more sinister lane?
Lucifer the LightBringer ponders her place on this web. She is grateful for hard-won allies, and is aware of where her opponents now stand. How long will her coalitions last, though? The Human Pentacle has a powerful purpose, something that the Dark Seraph knows more about than anyone else. Will unforeseen events change the Seraph’s mind? Or will the eldest Crystal-Blood decide to play the darkest card of all, one that she’s kept stashed away from the light?
Nothing is safe. What is the value of a soul? Truth and illusion clash with reality, and together spin the webs of war.
