The formidable sorceress Nikki, the recently deprived of his powers, Nathan and young Bannon repelled the raid of Norukai slave traders in Renda Bay, and now they face a new task: Nathan must restore his magic, and Nikki must save the world. The Trinity, led by the mysterious prophecy of the witch Red, goes south from Kol Adair, to a wonderful city hidden by the veil of time - to Ildakar. But on the way to saving Nathan, they encounter ominous signs: Norukai heads impaled on spikes, a monster created by someone, and a petrified army of half a million. And these are just the first harbingers of the unimaginable horror that awaits them under the shroud of eternity.