The Alder Door

In the beginning of the book, Seth promises he will use the Sands of Sanctity, if they obtain it, to heal Graulas. Later, Seth and Kendra head out soon, going to Obsidian Waste, one of the secret preserves. When they arrive, they discover that the Society is already there, trying to get the Translocator. They quickly make their way past obstacles, such as the… Kendra and Seth end up in a battle with the Society over the Transporter. Luckily, they won the battle and got the Translocator. In the battle, Seth gets injured so he uses a potion to turn himself into a gas. Unfortunately, he couldn’t transport with everyone else in his gaseous form. Mirav, a wizard working for the Sphinx, traps Seth in a bottle and takes him to Living Mirage, the 5th …show more content…
At the Totem Wall, he asks for Anyu the Hunter, Tootega the Crone, Yuralria the Dancer, and Chu the Beaver. The heads are surprised that he addressed them by name and asks Seth what he will do to pass the wall. Seth says he will purge the evil behind the Alder Door. The heads accept his offer and let him go inside. When facing the Standing Dead, Seth almost loses his grip and becomes frightened, but he starts insulting the animate corpses which made him less scared. Seth makes it through the Standing Dead and meets Morisant, a former wizard that transformed himself into an undead to prolong his life. Morisant spares Seth’s life because he believes that his intention to use the sword is good. Seth takes Vasilis and uses it to slay Morisant and the Standing Dead. He walks out of the Totem Wall and all the heads applaud and cheer for him. Seth then goes to rejoin with Vanessa, Newel, and …show more content…
Kendra approaches Civia and informs her that she’s the last Eternal. Civia replies saying that she’s been fine on her own for a long time, and that she can just escape the area. Civia tries to attack Kendra with a hidden knife, but Warren stops her. Janan, Civia’s guardian, transforms into a wolf and tries to protect Civia. Bracken tells Civia that they’ve caused a scene so together they get into Bracken’s SUV. First, they head to Civia’s storage locker where she has hidden weapons they could use. While gathering their gear, the Society ambushes them with wyverns, minotaurs, and a firedrake. Next to the creatures, were Mirav, Torina, and the Gray Assassin, equipped with enchanted arrows and swords, plus a unicorn horn. The unicorn horn turns out to be Bracken’s second horn so he takes it from Mirav and it turns into a silver sword. Bracken slays many minotaurs, but the Gray Assassin shoots Civia with a phoenix-feathered arrow. Janan blocks the arrow just in time, killing herself instead of Civia. Torina climbs to the top of a van and shoots Civia in her back while she was escaping on a motorcycle. Kendra creates a distraction, letting Bracken kill off Mirav and the Gray Assassin. While they’re grieving, Torina sneaks up on Bracken and bites him. Torina ends up dying from draining Bracken’s life because Bracken is immortal since he’s a