The ashes still smolder in the betrayed city of Eriden, crown jewel of the kingdom of Crysin. Meanwhile, Prince Jayden fights to maintain his sanity in a dark cell where he is forced to relive his nightmares over and over again by the vile sorcerer who has infected his mind. His only chance for freedom may depend on a subterranean people whose existence has been kept hidden from the outside world for thousands of years, and the powerful beings who protect them. Yet even if he does escape, he will still need to reclaim his ancestral home from an invading army of well-trained mercenaries, led by the betrayer's ruthless champion, in time to ready his people for the dreaded Day of Darkness when savage forces from another world will be unleashed to wreak havoc on humankind. And to do that, he is going to need all of the help he can get.