Introduction: The world fears Demons鈥攎onstrous beings that awaken within unsuspecting hosts known as Seeds. Once manifested, there is no turning back.Nyla never sought power. She grew up in an orphanage, and when she was old enough, she stayed to care for the children who had nowhere else to go. But when one of them becomes a Daemon, everything is lost. The Anti-Daemon Association (ADA) gives her a choice鈥攋oin them or be left to fend for herself in a world that has no mercy for the weak.Under the ruthless training of Alexander, one of the ADA鈥檚 top officers, Nyla prepares to hunt the very creatures that stole her home. But then, on her first mission, she discovers a terrible truth. She is a Seed. And yet, her power is unlike the others.A weapon? A curse? Or something more?Whispers spread in the shadows. The war against the Daemons has raged for centuries, but some believe a different fate is possible. A light in the darkness. A lantern to guide them.But is Nyla meant to lead the way鈥擮r to burn with the rest of them?...