![]() ![]() He begins experiencing nightly seizures in which he travels to the Waiting Place, a spiritual realm controlled by a mysterious being known as the Soul Catcher. However, Elias realizes that during the battle his mother cut him with a poisoned blade. ![]() After a battle with the Commandment-the most powerful soldier in the Empire, who is also Elias’s mother-they escape to the desert and begin their journey toward Kauf Prison. The book begins with Elias and Laia fleeing through the streets of the city Serra, being chased by guards because Elias chose to save Laia’s life instead of continuing to compete to become the new Emperor. It also follows Helene as she is given the mission of finding and killing Elias to demonstrate her loyalty to the Empire. ![]() The book traces Laia and Elias’s journey to rescue Laia’s brother Darin from the Kauf Prison, controlled by Martial forces. Helene is Elias’s former best friend and love interest who also attended the Mask military school with him and has since been named the Blood Shrike, a lead soldier who must swear allegiance to the Emperor, Marcus. Elias is a former Mask (a powerful soldier who defends the Martial Empire), who has now joined forces with Laia in rebellion against the Empire. Laia is a member of the Scholar class, which is generally enslaved by the powerful and evil Martial Empire. ![]() Following up on the first book, it is told in alternating perspectives between the three main protagonists. A Torch Against the Night is the second book in the Ember in the Ashes series. ![]()
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