The fate of the kingdom of Alaseya is in the hands of the young witch Elena. Only by unraveling the secrets hidden on the pages of the Bloody Diary will she be able to repel hostile magic. The relic is kept in A'loa Glen, but this legendary city is captured by monsters, and their leader is Shorkan, the Dark Lord's faithful assistant. Elena has allies who are willing to go on a desperate campaign. With her is the one-armed Er’ril, who knows how to remove the protective spell from the Bloody Diary. However, the girl does not know that Er’ril is the brother of the formidable Shorkan. Will the ancient warrior-sorcerer remain by her side or decide to betray her? A brilliant saga from the author, whose other pseudonym - James Rollins - has become synonymous with the word “bestseller” in the literary world.