Seventeen-year-old Natalie Wilkes is unknowingly fighting for her life after involuntarily inheriting an unknown ancient being-hellbent on refusing to fully nest until she finds the real her and is slowly killing her. After being saved from a group of ancient collectors by a mischievous imp named Daniel Popesbar, Natalie is taken to an academy deep within the earth to learn how to live with and use her new symbiotic ancient. At the Academy, Natalie is at a significant disadvantage. She cannot use her ancient's power, but she does something no one else has ever done before-she can use elemental powers without a fully nested ancient, causing her life to drain faster. With permission from the devious Doyon of the Academy, can a desperate Hail Mary from Popesbar by bringing in Eli Moon, the Vessel to Hades, help Natalie defeat herself and the reaper's clock, or will her antipathy seal her fate?
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