An Alchemical Station explodes and nothing seems to counteract its catastrophic effects: a new zombies Ghoul's epidemic spread throughout the country as an incurable cancer.
In the same years technology has discovered the Morphization, a branch of experimental magic surgery that could give Sapiens a part of the magic of Venefix blood people -the wizards.
The pro-Sapiens terrorist organization Ira pressure in order to make the High Senator and Archmage Osborne Underwood, acting in favour of the Morphization legalization but because of his continue refusals the Ira attacks culminate in the worst of the tragedies: the assault and destruction of the heart of the city where reside academies, Factions and Guilds.
Tristan Blackhurst dies there, in the fire of the Hall of the Council.
His brother Jeffrey, the Blackhurst family black sheep, escapes and no one know where he is gone.
A year later everything seems to have changed. In the worst way.
Roxanne Underwood has a secret jealously guarded and the cruel regret of a never born love; Sander Macbeth feels his family's revenge desire and the inner struggle between two parts of his heart; Lua Blackhurst hold an unmanageable power and blind hatred towards a too upright father.
And also there is the pure bloodline of the Archmage stepchildren, the licentiousness of Thornton Underwood, the fall of Morrison the traitor, the wandering life of werewolf Ivory Weiss, a secret curse Florian Galbraithe discover and has to break.
And above all there are the ruins of the Hall of the Council, a idyllic broken past that seems destined to never return.
Here it is the generation of the apocalypse, with its violent delights and endings.
In the epic conclusion to the Devil's Deal series, Freya has one final chance to discover the full potential of her own power, and to use it to restore balance in the universe - once and for all. After the destruction caused by Roisin, Ferya and Torix come to terms with their losses and mistakes... And prepare for a final battle that will change everything.