Tristan and Willow set out for Forlorn with Excalibur finally within their grasp. But is it too late for the Elven King of Forlorn? Merlin and his group head north to scout for the enemy's position, but are attacked by Dark Elves while traveling east to the Elves. On the run, they are saved by an unlikely alliance of Humans and Orcs, and together rush to Forlorn's aid for the battle ahead. With the combined strength of Orcs, Fae, Humans, Dwarves, and Elves, the free races dig in and wait for what they know is coming... Led by a reformed group of Horsemen, the Phoenix's armies arrive, and the restored King of the Elves is faced with a horror beyond imagining... Will they prevail? Or will they fail to stop the Phoenix Rising