Classic epic fantasy meets where four teenagers strive to fulfil their destiny and overcome the world-devastating threat of the Dark Clans.In a future where humans have learned to unlock their innate powers, skilled youngsters are sent to elite schools to master their 'kyu'. A new race, the Titans, has arisen and lives peacefully alongside men, although the threat of the Dark Clans is ever-present.Rose has just started at the most renowned of these schools: Norheath's Valhalla. There she meets the shy, half-Titan Hemero, the friendly, harmless Phin and the brooding, powerful Nayakax, whose family have defected from the hated Dark Clans.An alleged attack from the Dark Clans has left a special artefact stolen; one that enables the raising of the dead and communicating with the Lord of the Underworld - the keeper of lost souls that is trapped in the darkness beneath them.Betrayal hangs heavy in the air as friends become enemies, family turns fraud and teachers become targets. Slowly a web of deceit unfolds revealing a plot that will have a devastating outcome for the whole world - both that of the living and the undead.As if adolescence isn't hard enough, alongside love, trust, friendship and responsibility the four friends must master their inner strength and kyu powers if they are to survive the coming battle and fulfil their ultimate destinies.
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