Mirena's back to claim what's hers; this time, Tendro is ready for her. Following ten tense years of absence, Mirena Calanais suddenly resurfaces as the Avatar of the Destroyer. With Abraxas' dark army at her back, she's determined to reclaim what she feels is her due; control over the lands the Panarch'im once ruled. His political career and his marriage both drying up, Tendro Seynor long suspected this day would come, but what he isn't prepared for is Mirena's return to his personal life. There's more to Mirena than her persona as the Dark Avatar; she's the mother of the son Tendro hasn't seen since the day he was born. As her presence in his life grows, Mirena confides in Tendro that she's being haunted by someone who should be dead. As this vengeful presence closes in on her and the Destroyer's hand touches the world once more, they begin to realize their son may be at the center of it all and his innocence hangs in the balance. Can Tendro and Mirena put aside their rivalry for the sake of their families, or will the bad blood between them finally escalate to the point where it has the power to tear the entire world apart?