After turning her back on the Human World, Mariana becomes the most promising apprentice of the Day Guard-an elite group of vampire mages-and dedicates her life to protecting her chosen people. But when the human's king mysteriously dies, and the crowned heir declares war on all creatures of the night, Mariana discovers that in order to protect her people she will have to betray her master. On a political trip to Lazerus, Kai, one of the last Demonborn, meets Mariana, the ward of his rival. Initially intending to torment her master, Kai lures Mariana from court with his stories of the world she has longed to explore. But spirited and loyal, Mariana charms Kai with her innocence, and he finds himself offering to guide her across the Eastern Lands on a fool's errand for the legendary source of all magic.
18 parts