Publisher's Synopsis
With the tyrannical self proclaimed god-king and his mortal counterpart vanished, taken by a master whose identity remains hidden; Carmen deals with a bewildering and devastating discovery. The emperor of the empire is dead, and the person to take his place, is Carmen himself. Before Carmen can come to grips with that he has to deal with the death of his father and Bae. In all the chaos and confusion, the enemy hidden closer than anyone realizes grows in power and begins a painfully strategic ploy to bring down the empire along with Carmen and everyone he cares about. Carmen, Nia and Jasmine are thrown into a world of battle on more sides than they have ever had to combat before. Forced to make heart breaking decisions that no-one is willing to agree with, Carmen is forced with maintaining the imperial rule along with trying to uncover the enemy that hides in shadows.
