Dark forces are looking for an opportunity to break free. And thanks to the machinations of the former High Priestess of the House of Night, Neferet, they almost succeed. The soul of the most powerful fledgling, the mistress of the five magical elements, Zoe Redbird, is broken, and she herself has become a prisoner of the Other World. There are only a few days to save Zoe before her soul is completely torn away from her body. The difficult task of returning Zeta to the Real World falls on Stark, her Warrior. But in order to penetrate into the Otherworld, he must die himself.