When the Magus gives Louise her true name of Ahqulieah, the ancient magic of a name older than time is unleashed and with it, the astonishing alchemical plan born of a story they once wrote. It soon becomes apparent that every thread of their extraordinary journey has been a highly engineered series of alchemical amulets and steps designed for one end only: the joining together of two worlds through attainment of the highest form of magical adept. The staggering truth of who they really are is revealed together with the ceremonial blood magic that binds them. As the gates of times and mortality are dissolved, the two mightiest polarities of creation come face to face. The deadly ancient enemy finally reveals its shocking identity as Ahqulieah is faced with the devastating choice she must make in order to reunite with the man she has loved for eternity.