In the endless Archipelagos of the Myriad Seas, only force reigns supreme.   Played like a pawn in the hands of the Sea Witch, Stellan Sigurdsson is forced to cross paths with dark forces, and is faced with a terrible choice.  Far away in the treacherous Northern Seas, aspiring warrior Teris faces a dangerous initiation into his tribe's upper ranks, knowing nothing of the dangers approaching him from across the world.