“Birch couldn’t believe he was going to die dealing with this.” Birch never imagined his forest adventures would lead him to the bottom of the ocean. But in the shimmering underwater city of Lotus Bay, the Festival of Volcanoes is just a spark against the encroaching dark at the shoreline. The Phantom’s beasts are massing, and the safety of Felina hangs by a thread. Enter Coral, the dazzling and enigmatic Guardian of the bay. She offers sanctuary and advanced weaponry, but her cantankerous nature make for questionable tactics...and morals. To stop the invasion, the group must locate the Phantom’s hidden stronghold — a fortress that defies every map. As ancient alliances fracture and whispers of war hang in the air, Birch must master stolen tech to infiltrate a place where silence is a weapon and even physics can’t be trusted. The darkness isn’t just rising... It’s hunting them.