Heric Caning now reigns as the Eluan Emperor. On his quest to regain all that he lost the Capitol grows rotten from the inside. Deception and traitors surround him. Meanwhile, the empire is threaten from the avadons still hiding in the west, and a new threat returns to the mainland. Aldrin the Ageless rules over the Tcher Islands. He plans to bring his brand of warfare back to the known world to finally claim what is rightfully his, the empire. Heric's only hope relies in the return of his cousin, Nikali. Together they will usher in a new era for the Eluan Empire.