Kiala Draconis never expected her life to be normal; how could it be when she was the daughter of a hero? From her very birth, though, the farm girl showed signs that perhaps she might be more than just a hero's daughter. That perhaps a star shined on her shoulders in a way it had not shone for twenty years. When her eighteenth birthday arrives with fire and death and forces her and her family to flee for their lives, there can be no denying the truth: the temperamental Thaumoturge is the final Kaiten Star. For a million years, Oriku has suffered the Era of Punishment and endured war and evil trying to suffocate the land. The last of all evil, the worst of its kind, now festers in the icy castle of Melodina and threatens to spill across the Moors as well. Kiala will have to become a hero to save not just the two war-torn lands, but the entire world as well. Even with her Destined Stars to support her, even with her beloved Kentei Star to hold her together as he has held her since their childhood, even knowing what path she may walk by looking at the paths walked before-it might not be enough to help her survive as it soon becomes clear that she may be far, far more than anyone expects.