In spite of the news about his father, Taeral has no choice but to push forward with the mission and retrieve the second piece of Death's scythe: the blade. But the Soul Crusher, the blade's reaper guardian, has a plan to protect it-one that will test the team's friendship in a way nothing has done before. Meanwhile, back in The Shade, Derek and Sofia are heading up a task of their own. One just as vital and, if Brendel finds out, likely even...