Sanct is gone... at least for now. But the threat he left behind hangs heavily over the head of Alaris, who has mustered his forces and set in motion world-spanning plans--plans that will change the fates of his loved ones, the world as a whole, and the gods themselves.

Now that Sanct has left, though, new questions arise: What are Alaris' designs for the world? And what is he willing to do to achieve them?

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