The humans huddle behind their weakening magical wards, fearful of the nightly uprising of corelings--demons--that are determined to destroy humanity, but there are three--Arlen, Rojer, and Leesha--who choose to take a stand against the corelings in order to save mankind.

On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men, both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all. Arlen Bales denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe.

The conclusion of the "fantasy saga of humans winnowed to the point of extinction by night-stalking demons, and the survivors who fight back"--

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons--bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines...