The last Sage of Great Sharn dies, his ascension destroyed by betrayal. In the fading halls of Umbra Resurgens, ten-year-old Yack Namgung emerges. He appears innocent, yet something far older marks him. Rival sects gather as ancient rites awaken, causing the martial world to tremble. A power long buried stirs within this quiet boy. What returns through him may not be mortal.