During a business transaction on Thoa in 1998, a Kamen leaves her baby behind for unknown reasons and flees on a human ship. That baby, taken in by the queen of the island, becomes 17-year-old Kia Oshwo, a skilled warrior and third in line to the throne of Thoa. What if there were second chances? Third chances? Fourth chances? Would you eventually be able to save the human world from enraged Kamens who will kill the humans to get back what was stolen? Would you even want to? Darkness Ascending follows Kia Oshwo and her intriguing new human friend, Terren Oliver, as their incredible (though very different) lives tumble through turbulent events in both the United States and Thoa, one after another. However, the end of the world approaches, and time is running out for Kia. She is left with two options: stop the warring races in one week, or allow the world torn apart by a massive ball of fire and ash.