Elora Danan has slain the dragons - who embody the soul of creation - to prevent their power being harnessed by The Deceiver, a maleficent version of herself from an alternate future[a] .

Thorn Drumheller wraps the last two dragon eggs in a spell that will prevent himself and Khory Bannefin from giving them up, even at the cost of their lives.

While attempting to heal a wound inflicted by The Deceiver on Khory, Elora is transported to a vision of the latter's past.

Khory wards them off, bringing herself, Thorn and Elora to a worldgate that leads them back to the Sandeni fort of Tregare.

In the aftermath, Elora travels to the Chengwei city with Rool, Franjean and Luc-Jon in hope of finding Thorn, who is building another resonator, more powerful than the device that befell Tregare.

One spell goes awry, and Elora is inadvertently killed by some dark magic The Deceiver intended for the sorcerers.

Thorn decides to build a second resonator, sending word to other Nelwyns and Elves to rally an army of constructors.

Thorn and the Nelywns activate their own resonator, which opens a portal between Nockmaar and Angwyn, the world's two strongest points of magic.

Elora shows her dark twin the way to hope, and they release the dragon egg, giving birth to a new generation of dreams.

The dragon fire reduces Nockmaar to molten rock, eliminating the Malevoiy threat and leaving flowers that resemble the triumphant heroes.

She reminisces on her experiences of all twelve realms with Thorn, Anakerie, Khory, Rool, Franjean, Anele and Bastian, whose stories "have only just begun".