On the verge of death, Alana has been taken by the Night Queen and her Ariportia, leaving Calix and a new mysterious stranger to set out on a race to save her. In Calix's anger at Alana's betrayal, he leads an army of Azure Warriors to Faurst during the Pilgrimage, ready to overtake Panthum and reveal the secrets within.
The voyage back is fraught with cracks in identity, navigating a new normal, friends turned enemies, and a Veiled God begging for release from their prison. 
Can Alana's friends, old and new, help her return home and face the destruction she left in her wake? Or will their failure result in her becoming something unrecognizable? 
Something--ungodly.