Publisher's Synopsis
The destruction of the weapon facility in old Kahazakstan left Gabriel for dead. His body barely alive, the white ore in his chest cracked in half. Nate rushes him back to the safety of the Church only to discover that they were betrayed in their mission. Fracturing under an unknown force, the Church demands the white shard in Gabriel's chest without him attached to it.
An unlikely alliance is formed with Thaddeus, a red ore user and the leader of the Sphere Claire is a part of. He and Nate travel to North America in the hopes of finding a way to heal Gabriel's broken shard and save his life. Believing the answer lies inside, Nate and his new ally seek out TERA's experimental facility where Thaddeus had been imprisoned and transformed into an ore user. Thaddeus' information was correct and Gabriel is resurrected, physically stronger than ever. Awoken to a new war and responsibilities he is not ready for, Gabriel reluctantly agrees to join the fight of the Spheres.
A dark force pursues Gabriel relentlessly as he joins in the new mission to free powerful ore users from TERA's grip. When he stands against the threat he is crushed to see his new enemy is Adin. Once his brother, Adin is now a black soul, twisted by black ore into a monster. Gabriel narrowly escapes with his life and his Sphere is forced to find sanctuary in Europe, and the Church, as TERA declares martial law over North America.
In their absence, the Church has all but self-destructed, and Gabriel and his allies must travel into the dark zones and hunt down the source of the dissention. As they enter the realm of the Dark Spheres and begin unraveling the mystery of the Horsemen, they discover their enemies are not what they expected and the corruption runs deep. With the world on the brink of war, Gabriel is forced to become what he never wanted to be.
