A Dark Future... When Lord Wyvern's outrageous rebellion succeeds, the half-demon sorcerer now sets his sights on world domination, accepting nothing less from humans and magic-kind than total obedience. The Order of the Yew Tree - humanity's best hope of stopping him - has already been brought to its knees. Jake and his friends, meanwhile, have been left shattered and reeling after a devastating loss. But then, a gift from a mysterious friend changes everything - a sword unlike any other. Only, in order for Jake to harness its power, he must first dig deep and win the raging battle between dark and light within himself. Faced with overwhelming odds, can Jake unleash the power of the brightwield in time to save his beloved friends from Wyvern's horrific army? Or will his hatred and hunger for revenge consume him and drive the would-be hero into making a terrible mistake? One that could lead him straight into Wyvern's clutches and fulfill the dire prophecy of the Black Prince... (798 pages / 300,770 words)