After bringing the war with the mages to an end. The members of Band 13 were looking forward to starting the new year fresh and continuing their training in relative peace.

Unfortunately, they would soon discover that the mages weren't the only ones with traitors when that peace is shattered.

The entire board has begun to move as Band 13 find themselves in a race against time.

Alliances are being made. Bonds and bands are being forged and shattered as the world hurdles toward a very dark future.

Will they be swept up in the rising tide or rise to the occasion?

But Most Importantly, what are they willing to sacrifice when they discover that the love that once empowered them becomes the very thing that threatens to destroy them?