The bloodline of one young girl binds the balance between the world we know and one of smoke and embers. Young Aurora "Rori" Fink is thrown into a maze of love, lies, magic, murder, and mystery. To even begin to untangle the ashes of her life, she has no choice but to put her faith in the school's new eccentric teacher, Professor Paux. But as Rori will learn, no one is who they claim to be, and nothing is as it seems. As her life burns to the ground, Rori must learn to lose it all, gain nothing, and yet fight for everything.