All Arden’s life he lived in a desert filled with stone trees. He expected Ortus to grant him Earth affinity like every other Desert Elf. However, when his induction into Ortus came, that wasn’t what happened. What will a Desert Elf do with Nature affinity in the middle of a desert? How will he find enough cards to fill his deck? Will the thin nature mana of the desert stall any progress? Fortunately, his parents have a plan. He just doesn’t know it yet. A plan that thrusts him into an unknown and hazardous environment alone with nothing but his own skills and instincts to guide him. Follow Arden on his ascent.