the Shield of World in Bloomington, MN

Seven children once grew up in a home absent of love and driven by competition. The brothers grasped at each other's throats for the privilege of succession while the sisters could only watch and fester in the rotten household. Their decisions would send ripples throughout the world, ripples that have now come back to haunt them.
Elita Jaigo struggles to accept her role as the one who must free the world from chaos's grip, knowing full well she could destroy it under the right circumstances. Isaac Marando, having acquired a sudden but world-shaking new power, eagerly awaits a chance to get back at Reesa Brandoff for orchestrating a vile act against his family. Erienda Veiss seeks to bring all of our heroes together in an effort to dismantle the Children of Arden corporation.