The Stones of Life. The heart of the world and the essence of all living things. For thousands of years the Guardian had protected them, but no longer. Waiting since the beginning of time, an accident unleashed at the moment of creation, the Dark Child will soon find a way to destroy them. Only one hope remains, a young woman who dreams of the end of the world. When her father becomes ill, Tallia Genista embarks on a perilous quest to discover the source of the sickness and save those she loves. Meanwhile the greatest war the world has ever known approaches. The armies of light gather to try and hold back the darkness to give Tallia the time she needs to reach the Guardian and learn how to end the Dark Child's reign. Relentlessly pursued by the agents of the enemy, even within her mind, can Tallia overcome her own fears and travel into the heart of darkness and discover the secret of the Dark Child's destruction?