Grown up with lies that were meant to protect him, Ryben loses the only man he ever called Father. His best friend, Barloy is forced to witness his own family being murdered. The two shaken young men travel across the country. They trail along with a man they have never met, an uncle that resurfaced after years of being away, an uncle full of secrets and skills that are beyond the normal human. Ryben learns the true meaning of struggle as the Murdi chase him across the land in an attempt to turn him over to the Dark Lord. Ryben's blood, if caught, will cause the completion of the gateway between this world and the realm of the Dark Lord. If the gateway is allowed to open, the world will be plunged into darkness by the Dark Lord's rule. Before he is ready, Ryben learns what it means to become a wizard and a soldier. Then he learns that he is the only one that can shut the gateway down before it is completed, but at what cost? With one misstep he could lose everyone he loves, including himself.