Dara and Siv flee through the treacherous snows of Vertigon, injured and defeated, with opponents in pursuit. They don’t understand when they’ll go back to the mountain they love. If they make it to basic safety, they’ll need to figure how to challenge the Lantern Manufacturer and retake Siv’s throne.

But when one of these disappears, the various other must travel into the wild on a desperate rescue objective. Problems abound in the Lands Below, which journey is the beginning. As rumors of war spread across the land, Dara and Siv will have to fight to be together again. But neither one can forget the adversary they remaining behind-no matter how hard they try.

Back Vertigon, Sora defies the Lantern Maker and his wife as they collection dangerous programs in motion. Wanting to expand their dominion, they could unleash a much greater peril. Will Sora and her magic formula allies be strong enough to stop the coming storm?