From his usurped throne in Ursal, Aydrian, son of former Queen Jilseponie, attempts to conquer the entire world of Corona. Even Aydrian does not fully understand what drives his ambition, the guiding voices he first heard from the shadow of Oracle, or the truth of his birth in the elven land, before it was stained and mortally threatened by the demon dactyl. As armies clash and plots unfold, darkness spreads across the land.