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An imp is a lesser demon but a demon nonetheless. Vastra controls one, or at least thinks that he does. It is a secret which he is prepared to kill to protect. Soon demons will plague the land when the barrier between the worlds becomes sufficiently thin to allow them to cross. Vastra plans to be in control when that happens but first he must find an Eldric pendant in a lost city, guarded by spells of protection. The pendant will help him find a power the Eldric once used, a power that could give him domination over the people of the land but his plans go awry when he meets Kaplyn and Lars. Their journey takes them through a nightmare tower and then deep into the bowels of the earth to a cavern haunted by the dead where betrayal could damn them all. A collision of powers occurs, so vast that it rips apart the very fabric separating the worlds, allowing the shade of a dead emperor to cross the divide, thereby becoming Kaplyns shaol (guardian spirit), taking him to the very brink of despair. War threatens. Krell tribes amass and in the air grakyn gather. Religious zeal drives Priests of Ryoch and omnipotent warriors fill their ranks. Their shaols are awoken, kindling a sixth sense that gives them awesome fighting skills. Death knights are recruited into Trosgarths ranks and sorcerers learn to summon demons. The beat of war sounds louder across the expanse of time. War is inevitable but who will stand against the enemy for the allies are divided, refusing to believe the growing threat.

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