When Mable Nightbane’s best friend vanishes without a trace, her search leads her deep into a forest that should not exist—a place where the earth breathes, the stones glow, and the dead still whisper. What begins as a desperate rescue soon turns into a haunting journey through secrets buried by her own bloodline.

As she follows strange symbols and echoes of the past, Mable discovers the truth about her family’s dark legacy—the cursed Five Rings and the sinister Silver Dagger that binds life and death together. Alongside her loyal friends Hazel and Seojun, and the ghost of the sister she never knew, Mable must face a choice no one should ever make: destroy the curse or lose everyone she loves.

But the deeper she goes, the more the line between dream and reality blurs. Old betrayals rise from the grave. Magic reveals its cruel price. And Mable learns that sometimes, victory doesn’t mean surviving—it means deciding what’s worth dying for.