Lorelle is dying. She gave half her soul to save Khyven the Unkillable, and its loss is burning her up from the inside. She only has a matter of days to find Usara's abducted queen before the flames consume her. But as she searches for the mystic key to bring Rhenn back, she finds only failure… …until a dark elf arrives in Usara, claiming he possesses what she seeks. All she need do is follow him into the forbidding Great Noktum… …and bind herself to the Dark. Fleeing Khyven and her friends, Lorelle embarks on a reckless journey into the heart of a world rife with danger and betrayal. Will the dark elf actually lead her to the key? Or has Lorelle become a pawn in the secret war for Noksonon? For lovers of Dungeons & Dragons RPGs, this is a book from the sweeping epic fantasy world of Eldros Legacy.