Introduction: Catherine was meant to die in Stoneheart Forest, just another girl carved up for sport by a sadistic Duke. But something twisting in the blackness had other plans...She made a deal in the darkness. One for power and vengeance. Now, years later, her control is unraveling. Towns burn in her wake. Gods are stirring in the shadows. And the only person who's ever loved her is dying because of what she's become.There's a war coming-one between the divine and the mad, between those who want to rule and those who want to watch it all burn. Catherine never wanted to be a part of this, but they've forced her hand. And she's going to put an end to it. She just has to survive herself first....