(3.5TH BOOK OF THE CRYPTIC SERIES, takes place after 'The Shadow Knight' but before 'A Spark From Before') Seva died to stop the Decay. Mystery lived in a world with legends on the Decay. Akito knew barely anything about the Decay. But what if it stirred again? What if it was never truly gone, something born from it? With some unexpected consequences that not even the gods saw coming.