On the day of the Spring Choosing, Zaide stood ready to answer the call to arms and join the king’s army. Instead, he was pulled from the ranks to become a mage’s apprentice, despite bearing no magic in his blood.

One year later, the scholar’s life he never wanted is shattered when his village is razed by monsters the Elder’s magic should have held at bay. As the Elder’s apprentice, his task is clear. He must seek an artifact in the forest’s temple and restore the magic that protects his home—a power he can never touch alone.

But the temple is not what it seems, and his mission is complicated when he encounters a mysterious girl on a quest of her own: to claim the same artifact, and destroy the dark forces that threaten her homeland once and for all. An alliance would make things easy, but the artifact can only be wielded by one… against a coming war neither can win alone.

Finding the legendary sword was only the beginning.

The moment Zaide pulled the blade from the skull of an ancient enemy, a monstrous army marched on Amrochan, and until the blade’s magic is restored, nothing will stop the army’s advance.

Three Paragons bear the power to restore the Spectrum Blade to the unstoppable force it once was, and the librarian Tula knows just where to start. As the Paragon of Fire, the Magister in her home city of Jadora can aid them. But first, he must be reached—and for the first time, the desert city of Jadora is under attack.

With a blade not yet fully awakened, Zaide, Tula, and Lark must breach the city walls, find the Magister, and turn the tide of war before Amrochan falls.

Restoring the power to seal evil depends on one man. Evil may have reached him first.

For helping Zaide recover the artifact needed to access the Spectrum Blade, Andriun was labeled a traitor. Resigned to his fate, he now lives in exile, but Zaide and Lark need one more thing. The blessing of Andriun’s father, the Paragon of Water, is the final key to unlocking the ancient sword’s power. Only once the blade is restored can they confront their enemy and halt the Rise.

With Andriun’s banishment, Zaide sees little reason to trust the Paragon, especially when the mountains under the man’s protection now teem with the enemy’s monsters. He’s certain there’s another solution, but his confidence in that—and himself—is shaken when Andriun’s knowledge uncovers secrets Zaide never wished to know.

As these revelations threaten the foundation of their fledgling group, Lark is forced to take charge. She still believes Andriun can help them, but confronting the Paragon to learn where his allegiance lies could cost the only thing Andriun has left: his life.

In a single stroke, the once-mighty blade’s power was extinguished—and with it, the power to save their homeland.

Now, Zaide, Lark, and the Paragons must set forth on a quest to reach an ancient Oracle and unlock the secrets of the sword’s lost magic. But Lark harbors a secret of her own, one that threatens to shatter their hopes and obstruct their path to success.

As they seek the lost magic of the Paragons, whose lives are intertwined with the fate of the sword, danger looms greater than ever as Gadranus marshals forces against Amrochan, knowing only the powerless Spectrum Blade can stop him.

With the destruction of their homeland imminent, the group is forced to grapple with their greatest challenge yet: uniting the forces of light and darkness to restore the blade, restore hope, and rewrite destiny.

The Bladebearer has fallen.
And with him, so has the capital. Now, without the power of the legendary blade or the hand meant to wield it, Lark is forced to take charge of the crumbling kingdom and leave her captured friend behind. With Amroch’s armies scattered and her magic yet to awaken, her only hope is to earn the right to wield the Spectrum Blade and become the new Bladebearer herself.

Trapped at the enemy’s mercy, Zaide fights to survive, knowing there is no chance of rescue while Gadranus holds Amrochan. His place inside enemy lines grants him the ability to help his people from within, an arrangement that offers more risks than relief… until the offer is made.

If Zaide gives up the fight and joins the enemy, the power he’s entrusted with could be the secret to saving everyone he holds dear. But any misstep could prove fatal, and as the shadowy forces that tempt his soul grow, the line he walks grows thinner by the moment.

The blade calls. The enemy looms.

With every piece finally in place, only one challenge remains: to reclaim the capital of Amroch, slay the emperor, and end the Rise forever.

Yet with every ally cut off and every fragile friendship broken, success has never seemed so unlikely.

Failure means ruin. So does victory.

This shall be their legacy.