Nineteen-year-old Kaelen sees and speaks to ghosts. In a village that burns magic-wielders, it’s a secret that could get her killed. Silence has kept her alive — until now. The ancient Scepter of the Fallen Empire chooses her. But it offers no power. It opens a door to Purgatory, the grey realm of unfinished souls. The ghosts beg her to open it wider. Kaelen doesn’t know the truth. The Scepter isn’t just a key to the dead. It’s a key to the Leviathan — an ancient beast of chaos sealed by God Himself. Every ghost she frees feeds it. Every door brings it closer to waking. With Dorian Vex, a cursed outcast who’s been waiting for her, Kaelen must choose: free the Leviathan and doom the world, or seal the door forever and lose every ghost she’s ever loved. Some doors, once opened, can never be closed.