Hunters have gathered. Battle lines are drawn. War is about to begin. The realm of mages is in chaos. With his powers now unlocked, Hadrian the vamage is preparing to take the realm as his own. The only ones who can stand in his way are the Elementals, armed with the mighty Blades of Aric. Fourteen years old, Aaron Adams discovers that he is one of the four Elementals who can use these powerful weapons. But when family secrets are finally revealed, Aaron finds himself caught between doing what his parents ask of him and what the mages expect from him. Aaron faces a choice: pick up his sword and join the fight, or stand back and pray the world doesn't burn to the ground around him. Book Two in the Power of Four series.