As period grows short and the appointed day of the ritual approaches, Azriel must release the dragon elementals from their eon’s long imprisonment otherwise the ritual to unite the worlds will fail. In the meantime, his mother, Abelene, has been kept captive by Rastaban as well as the Clave. To make matters worse, Azriel must face the Dark Dragon, Lord of Death before he can reach the fullness of his power. Azriel and his companions, Camille, Jasper, Albert and a host of others known as the Purchase of the about Dragon Lord (Shattered Worlds, Book 2) Ankh must plan a showdown using the Clave. In order to do so, Azriel must also resolve the riddle of immortality by creating the Lapis Occultis, the chemical of power. To complicate matters, Azriel and his friends are raising an infant dragon who insists that Azriel as well is certainly a dragon. But Azriel also learns a dark magic formula about Abelene’s past that threatens to derail his rise to complete empowerment. Help, however, is constantly there for the asking from unexpected sources and locations. What Azriel feels are enemies perhaps aren’t, and if utilized properly, may lead to ultimate victory.