The Penlight Orphanage is gone - wiped from existence in a single, merciless act of magic - and Unity Mei is thrown into a world that never wanted her.
Hunted and alone, she flees into the untamed wilds alongside the enigmatic Michelle and the impulsive Jasper. Together, they race against a relentless sorcerer to claim the Sun Skewer, a legendary artifact with the power to bring the entire kingdom to ruin.
As the chase tightens and the darkness inside her claws for control, Unity must decide who she will a survivor, or something far deadlier.