Ermantari Inarian spent her entire life being forged into a human blade within the shadows of Montal Arena. But when her sword wavers at the moment of execution of a Shenai, the only fate she has ever known shatters.In her desperate flight, the unthinkable happens: the Spirits of the Light claim her as their warrior. Now, Ermantari is no longer just an assassin on the run, she is an Onark, the bearer of an ancestral power many believed had ceased to exist.As the world withers under the dark shadow of the Arghezion, Ermantari must face the brutal Arena of Death. With both her life and that of her allies on the line, she must tread carefully in order to bring down the tyrant who destroyed everything she loved.The alliance between her people and the Light can be restored, but the price may be higher than she ever imagined. Will Ermantari be the world's salvation, or the spark that ignites the final chaos?
