In the slums of perpetual dark in Nyankoshi, EKENE - a charismatic and brash opportunist - seeks a forbidden piece of his gods’ world, an artefact that will finally lift him to the heights he deserves. But when the gods come hunting, an unknown magic manifests in him leaving death and destruction in his wake. Scared and alone, his absent father, TOHAZIE, returns and tells him of his heritage as a saradomin: an ancient race that first mastered samsara - the magic of the soul. Their people were wiped out and their sacred magic bonded to the bloodlines of the human Kindred: the five leaders of the Empire and their descendants, the truth of their theft and its dire consequences hidden for centuries. His father must teach him all that it is to survive in a world that wishes them destroyed at every turn, but when Ekene learns of Tohazie’s brutal methods he find himself more uncertain than ever of his place in the world and the painful legacy he is set to inherit. A storm is brewing as ancient myth collides with the continent of Alkebulan. The legendary SAKOBIA - a famed and feared warrior with a supernatural talent for death - has taken up her blade once again. The crown prince of the Empire - HURON - barely escapes assassination into exile. The world is ready to burn and a cunning hand with an immortal’s patience has finally struck the match. But when the fire rises, which fate will they choose? Hate or hope?