In this debut novel, when blacksmith Cahra is commissioned to forge a sword, she uses her imagination to design a symbol. But this symbol invokes an age-old prophecy and awakens Hael -- an immortal with the power to shape or shatter worlds. Now hunted for the sword, Cahra must flee with the very stranger who commissioned it. With tyrant kings vying to capture Hael and wield him as a weapon, she alone stands between Hael and their deadly ambitions. Will Cahra risk everything to free him in time to save the empire?