Following a betrayal that left his family sealed and half his power stolen, the living philosopher's stone altered Earth's surface, destroyed its records, and disappeared. Centuries passed, and now the war has resumed. Vivica Muse made a bargain with the stone's vessel to ensure her family's safety: she works to unseal the final member of Id's family, which will in turn free him. Among her allies are those who took her from home and first bloodied her hands, Daemon and Rori. Yet she is unsure what amount of trust to place in the pair, finding herself bonding with others who have been touched by the stone. Those capable of alchemy-stoevae-have split into two sides of the war, both interested in wielding the stone's power. Some have joined Solblut, an organization that has surreptitiously blanketed the Earth, amassing an army and hoarding technology. Others were drawn to the consulr, one of whom wields the stone's stolen power. Yet Fayemaye, Engel, and Rilo have banded together after escaping the consulr that would have consumed them. Earth, plagued by censorship, slowly opens to Thera, created when the first stone was destroyed. Between both lies the Nyxumbre, which may swallow both when the two vessels of the stone clash.
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