Apprentice

As Europe braces for the onslaught of the Black Death, Phale Fe goes to Italy in search of the demon that murdered his friends and burned down his school. Meanwhile, the parallel world of the New Realm closes its borders and institutes quarantine in an effort to protect its citizens from the pathogen.

Yet, with an Emperor slowly sliding into dangerous obsessions, a Secretary hungry for power, and vengeful forces gathering within as well as without, the clock on stability in the Empire is truly ticking. Phale is after justice, stability, and a future with his beloved Metta, but when a sword he forged from a mysterious meteorite falls into the hands of the deranged Emperor, all of that threatens to turn to chaos, along with the Empire itself.