Or enjoy the story chapter by chapter, as originally published:
Chapter One: Blood Sacrifice
Raised inside a brutal prison compound and subjected to supernatural rituals, Ja has little hope for the future. When a woman named Kaia is exiled to the compound from the community, she teaches Ja about the outside world, and the two form an alliance to keep each other safe.
Chapter Two: Evils and Omens
Ja and Kaia wrestle with new fears and old traumas as they traverse the inhospitable jungle outside of the compound. Unequipped to protect themselves in the wild, the two are forced to cling to any semblance of safety they can find.
Chapter Three: The Absence of Light
Desperate for supplies, Ja and Kaia venture beneath the vine-covered ruins and find that not everything among the countless scattered bones is dead.
Chapter Four: Honor March
The great forest is dying and with it the barbarian Ulvson clan. The decline began with the emergence of the hideous boar faces and their mysterious leader, the Light Eater. To save his people, Torv sets out to destroy the bringer of the Black Night.
Chapter Five: Complex Problems and Simple Violence
Torv learns some hard lessons about acting without thinking things through. Ja is chosen to command a mysterious and powerful ancient relic.
Chapter Six: The Putrid Coast
Ja and Kaia attempt to track down Torv on the other side of the portal, hoping that his brute strength can help keep them safe in a harsh new world.
Chapter Seven: Through the Eyes of the Oppressor
After a bizarre turn of events, Ja and Kaia find themselves in the upper echelon of Orn society. Have things finally improved for our protagonists, or is life too good to be true?
Chapter Eight: A Quiet Meal
The jawbone mirror has transported our protagonists to "a world without men like the Blood Summoner." It offers Ja and Kaia a great opportunity to learn more about their travels; all they have to do first is enjoy a simple meal in silence.
Chapter Nine: The Harvester
Doro excitedly brings Ja and Kaia to the forest of a man named the Harvester. Though the skeleton venerates the powerful stranger, the humans are far less trusting.
Chapter Ten: A Noble Cause
Ja hears a voice in his head that confirms his suspicions about the Harvester and follows it underground to build a questionable new alliance.
Chapter Eleven: Untying the Knot
The group of unlikely companions travel together to an idyllic island while they wait for the Harvester's return, but even in paradise, Ja can't escape the mistakes of his past.
Chapter Twelve: Reality Collapses
As the group transports the mirror shard back to Orn, they see the devastation they have caused by traveling from world to world.
Chapter Thirteen: The Fire on the Mountain
Before the group can even hope to stop the Ghora, they have to find it first. Following the monster's path, they discover the scale of destruction Ja has inadvertently unleashed on Orn.
Chapter Fourteen: From Beyond
The group prepares to move on to Torv's world, but before they can leave the ruins of Orn behind, they discover what the Harvester had planned for them all along.