The Descendants of Ardwall

Some families have a few skeletons in their closets. Others have a whole graveyard.

At least, that's what thirteen-year-old Demi orphan Hajime thinks after his fire-wielding best friend Raiden returns to the Demi realm. If the Larter family's leaving six years ago isn't a mystery in itself, then Raiden's older brother being tagged a dangerous fugitive might be. That - or the fact that Raiden has absolutely no memory of their world at all.

While plunging deeper into Raiden's family secrets, Hajime starts to wonder more about his own. So when offered the chance to find his birthparents in exchange for helping Raiden find his wayward brother, he can't seem to refuse.

But what starts as a harmless quest to find Raiden's brother and Hajime's parents takes a sudden, life-threatening turn - because the Demi realm's most dangerous criminal is after those same people too.