Queen Rielle, pushed away by her family and friends, is slowly being driven mad by her power, the Empirium whispers to her to open the gate and free the angels, and she’s not sure how long she can resist. She turns to the angel Corien, who easily welcomes her and her power. In the future, Eliana is a broken shell of herself. Betrayed by Simon, and captured along with her brother Remy, she doesn’t know if she will be able to escape. At the capital she comes face to face with Corien, who is determined to break her and use her to repair the Empirium. But when the Prophet, the mysterious force that has been working behind the scenes at every turn, finally reveals themselves, it changes the course of history forever.