Keleios the Half-Elf was but five years old when she saw her mother murdered by the evil witch Harque For years she has asked the gods for the strength she&39;ll need to avenge this foul death, and it seeranted an array of powers never before seen in one person, but she has also acquired aburden, a demonmark This mark can open the door to undreamed abilities, but it can also open her soul to the forbidden dark side of ic Keleios must choose between the demonmark&39;s tainted power and the lives of those she holds ood versus evil, of enchanted swords and shapeshifting dragons, of unquenchable hatred and unlikely love, Keleios must face her own demons--before she can acquire the ive