On a cold winter day in 2000, twenty-year-old Zephaniah stumbled upon a long-forgotten letter hidden deep within the basement of her family's ruined estate. It had been five years since she last set foot in the once-grand house in Amsterdam, and now, accompanied by her childhood friend Luke, she was about to uncover a truth far more sinister than she had ever imagined. The mansion, now a crumbling shadow of its former self, once stood proudly in the heart of Amsterdam, nestled within the Western Netherlands in the province of North Holland. Its grandeur had long faded, reduced to an ashen ruin, yet it remained a key piece of a much larger puzzle-a puzzle that stretched beyond the city, entwining itself with the enigmatic and treacherous lands of Ivory and Shadow. As Zephaniah delved deeper into the mystery surrounding her family's deaths, she realized that the danger she faced was far from over. The truth she uncovered was not just unsettling-it was menacing. Someone, somewhere, was still hunting her. But Zephaniah was no longer a helpless child. She refused to sit idly by while an unknown force sought to erase the last remnants of her witch bloodline. The world had already descended into chaos, the delicate balance that once held everything together was now fractured beyond recognition. In an era where darkness reigned and trust was a fleeting illusion, she knew one thing for certain-she had to fight. And this time, she would not run.