THE EARTH GIVES WAY TO THE SEA, THE SEA BOWS BEFORE THE WIND, THE WIND FEEDS THE FLAME, THE FLAME BURNS THE WORLD OF MAN DOWN TO THE EARTH. White Halls is no longer a sleepy little town. Its houses lie smoldering on their foundations. The residents take refuge in their homes, afraid to leave. And the town's prodigal son and newest Wind Warrior, Xander Sirocco, has fled. Xander has lost his family, his grandfather is in a coma, and now the fate of the world is in his hands. He has no time to figure out his feelings for Sammy-the Fire Wielder who saved his life after first trying to take it-because he has a world to save. But how do seven Wind Warriors fight off an army of Flame Callers... who are determined to burn the world of man down to the earth? When a whispered word gives Xander newfound hope, he sets off to find the very thing that could save them all. They say that Elementals-embodiments of the elemental powers that the different castes wield-are only a myth. Even so, the hope of finding an Elemental is his only chance to save not only the Wind Warriors and Sammy, but also the world itself. Little does Xander know that while he is out chasing the Wind Elemental, the Fire Elemental is closing in quickly behind him. It has nefarious plans for Sammy... and it will not stop until Xander is dead.