Growing up in fear of the wicked empire overruling the entire continent, Blaire Everett endures hiding in the arctic southern region with her family. But when an ordinary hunting day ends with a bloody dusk, she knows that her nightmare has come to life. Captured and forced to compete in a deadly trial for Magicaes, individuals graced with a special ability, when she's a mere human, Blaire struggles to stay alive. But as mysteries start unravelling, she realizes that there is more to her than what meets the eye. A rebellion is rising and Blaire needs to play her part in it or suffer a fate worse than death itself.