Hope, Lauren, and Varsha have been best friends in a small mountain town in the Republic of Manifest since infancy. Manny is a budding young magician who unexpectedly acquires the tutelage of the Hemisphere's greatest wizard. Hikaru is a washed-up Enchanter serving as a diplomat for the Empress of Nara in Manifest. When Hope finds the talisman of a dormant power, it will take them on a journey that will change Hope's fate - and the destiny of their world.