For the first time in ages, the ancient, bloodstained tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the deadly arena have crumbled. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy walks among the living once more. And a new champion has entered the fray—someone who will stop at nothing to break the curse forever, no matter the cost in lives.

As the curse teeters on the brink of collapse, the surviving champions face an impossible choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as destiny intended. Long-held alliances will shatter. Hearts will break. Lives will end.

Because in a tale as wicked as this, happily ever after was never an option...