Synopsis

Inthewakeofthefirstwaveofshadowcreatures,theworldwasplungedintoruin,adesolateyetenchantedwasteland.Humanity,drivenunderground,clungtosurvivalwhiledesperatelyplottingtoreclaimtheirshatteredworld.Butfromtheabyssofdarkness,somethingmiraculousstirred—amysterioustree,shimmeringwithancientpower,appearedovernight.Itchoseonlythestrongestofheart,thosewithunbreakablewill,giftingthemextraordinaryabilities.Withthesepowers,humanityrosefromthedepths,wagingwaragainsttheshadows.Yetbeneaththesurfaceoftheirheroicdeedslayahiddenrot.Corruptionseepedintotheirranks,andarrogancecloudedtheirjudgment.Astheirpowersgrew,sodidthewhispersofbetrayal.Thetruebattlemaynotbeagainstthecreatureslurkingintheshadows—butagainstthedarknessfesteringwithintheirownhearts.Aquestionlingers:Whenheroesfall,whowillrisetotaketheirplace?