Orphan Sage lives with her grandparents in a quiet country town. She is just sixteen when she discovers she has special powers and that she is a member of the Gifted community of The Valley.

With her two best friends, she has fun developing her skills at The Coterie with other young Gifted ones. As she learns to control her powers it soon becomes apparent that she is exceptional and that she is not the only one in her family to possess special Gifts.

Soon Sage learns that her newfound powers are going to be tested to their limits when the daemon Nefarus appears, who is determined to rule both Earth world and the alternative magical world, Aurum. To defeat the daemon, Sage and her friends must journey to Aurum and seek the help of the sorcerer, Merlin.

The race is on to defeat Nefarus and save all those who are dear to them, old friends and new.