The secrets of Bellwound's lineage and lifelong love have led him away from a once quiet life and into the Dark Beyond, the realm where Lucifer and his Fallen Stars were imprisoned. The once sacred land has turned into a luscious prison, riddled with mystery, guarded by the judged goddess Romiria. The arrival of Lucifer's son disrupts an ancient order, stirring chaos in this doomed paradise. While the Dark Beyond is shaken by Bellwound's presence, Lucifer and his servants plot against mortals and the Creator with an army of Shadows. Bringing with him a chance for vengeance, the seed of darkness also finds his way back to the place where the universe began. Oriah has returned to his kind, siding with Loghleen in the war to come. Under Lucifer's promise of freedom from an ancient curse, the two are crowned rulers over Nephilins. But no heart is ever truly pure in this war between makers and subjects. Death is an uninvited guest in this chaos, dooming holy and unholy beings to fight in the world of the living. The secret romance between Lucifer and Hanell the Creator was just the beginning.