The Etherean race has been hunted since the arrival of the Westward flagships. Killed for the healing and addictive substances found in their blood, the Etherean race is all but extinct. Born and raised as a refugee in the caves of Surrea, at the age of twelve, Esmeralda is captured by the Emperor's right-hand man, the Commandeer Joniathon. But Esmeralda finds herself not being sent to the Emperor, but to the obscure wastelands of Celestia where rumors have it that the last of the Ethereans have built a hidden kingdom. Esmeralda is left with a single letter by the Commandeer, to rise with her people and take back their lands by destroying the Westward army and their Emperor before they are discovered and enslaved. But Esmeralda is haunted by her past, unable to face the terrors that ravage her lands. With the help of Etherean Warriors, can Esmeralda overcome her fears?