The scattered Sages must reunite to face a tyrannical king whose dark plot threatens to plunge the world into an unimaginable dark age.

James and Princess Catherine, separated and alone in a hostile land, must fight for their survival and their love against forces that rival the gods. The arrival of the King of Zen-echelon signals a new era of darkness, one so dire that even the Sages' enemies are forced to seek their aid. The King's power seems insurmountable, and it becomes clear that only a true leader, a Queen, can unite the disparate factions against their common enemy and prevent the world's descent into chaos.

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