when halfbloods harruq and qurrah tun pledged their lives to the death prophet velixar they sought only escape from their squalid beginnings instead they become his greatest disciples charged with leading his army of undeadwhile they prepare harruq trains with an elf named aurelia to whom he owes his life she is a window into a better world but as war spreads between the races their friendship takes a dire turnvelixar orders them to fight alongside the humans changing aurelia from friend to foe to protect her harruq must turn against his brother and fight the killing nature of his orcish heritageto side with one means to turn on another no matter harruqs decision someone he loves will die