'I would shatter the world for you, if it took away all the pain you have suffered waiting for me.' The Lord Of Death has returned to the mortal plane seeking his lost bride. To Lan's dismay the once strong-willed and jubilant Ake has become anxious and withdrawn. Will his undying love be enough to heal her broken heart? The lands of Eriu and Breteyne no longer exist, consumed in the war that followed the destruction of the Regian empire. As Lan and his beloved fight to heal the rift in their relationship and between two countries, the past comes back to haunt them. A great evil has risen in the land of Velterra, an abomination that seeks to return the legacy of the elves to its former glory, no matter the cost, including the blood that flows through Ake and Lan's veins....