When 17 year old Marissa finds out that her ceremony didn't go as planned, she refuses to accept what has happened. She refuses to accept her power, the one power she never wanted. But with the upcoming battle ahead with the Defalcator (de-f-at-c-A-tor), someone from her past that she can't quite put her finger on, she is forced to train with the swordsman, or Feu as she calls him. During the next few weeks, Marissa must train, must plan, and must find out secrets to stopping the Defalcator, before he takes everyone she has left.